different between leaden vs slack
leaden
English
Etymology
From Middle English leden, leaden, from Old English l?aden (“leaden, of lead”), equivalent to lead +? -en. Cognate with West Frisian leaden (“leaden”), Dutch loden (“leaden”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?d?n/
- Rhymes: -?d?n
Adjective
leaden (comparative more leaden, superlative most leaden)
- (dated) Made of lead.
- Pertaining to or resembling lead; grey, heavy, sluggish.
- 1818-1819, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Julian and Maddalo
- [...] if man be
The passive thing you say, I should not see
Much harm in the religions and old saws
(Tho' I may never own such leaden laws)
Which break a teachless nature to the yoke.
- [...] if man be
- 1818-1819, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Julian and Maddalo
- Dull; darkened with overcast.
- the sky was leaden and thick
- 1999: Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 31 (2001 Perennial paperback edition)
- "It was at the end of February..., when the world was cold..., when icy rains fell from the leaden skies in continual drizzling showers."
Translations
Verb
leaden (third-person singular simple present leadens, present participle leadening, simple past and past participle leadened)
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or become dull or overcast.
Anagrams
- Delena, andele, aneled, leaned, nealed
Middle English
Etymology 1
Verb
leaden
- Alternative form of leden (“to lead”)
Etymology 2
Adjective
leaden
- Alternative form of leden (“leaden”)
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?læ???.den/
Adjective
l?aden
- Alternative form of l?eden
Declension
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slack
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slæk/
- Rhymes: -æk
Etymology 1
From Middle English slak, from Old English slæc (“slack”), from Proto-Germanic *slakaz. For sense of coal dust, compare slag.
Noun
slack (countable and uncountable, plural slacks)
- (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
- (countable) A tidal marsh or shallow that periodically fills and drains.
- (uncountable, psychotherapy) Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
- 1979, Richard Dean Rosen, Psychobabble (page 93)
- The counselor is directed to give his client "free attention," or "slack," performing a kind of vigil, a version of Carl Rogers's "unconditional positive regard."
- 1983, Harvey Jackins, The Reclaiming of Power (page 14)
- We have apparently been doing this all our lives, since we were first distressed. This collection of ancient habits seems to be "energized" by the presence, or even the promise, of "slack" or free attention from any person in the situation […]
- 1979, Richard Dean Rosen, Psychobabble (page 93)
Synonyms
- (tidal marsh): slough
Translations
Adjective
slack (comparative slacker, superlative slackest)
- (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
- Weak; not holding fast.
- Moderate in some capacity.
- Moderately warm.
- Moderate in speed.
- Moderately warm.
- lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
- Not active, successful, or violent.
- Excess; surplus to requirements.
- (slang, Caribbean, Jamaican) vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
- (linguistics) Lax.
Synonyms
- (not violent, rapid, or pressing): slow, moderate, easy
Derived terms
- slacken
- slack-jawed
- slackness
Translations
Adverb
slack (not comparable)
- Slackly.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English slakken, slaken, from Old English slacian, from Proto-Germanic *slak?n? (“to slack, slacken”).
Verb
slack (third-person singular simple present slacks, present participle slacking, simple past and past participle slacked)
- To slacken.
- In this business of growing rich, poor men […] should slack their pace.
- (obsolete) To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.
- To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
Derived terms
- slack off
Translations
Etymology 3
Either from the adjective in Etymology 1 or the verb in Etymology 2.
Noun
slack (plural slacks)
- (rail transport) A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
Etymology 4
From Middle English slak, from Old Norse slakki (“a slope”). Cognate with Icelandic slakki, Norwegian slakke.
Noun
slack (plural slacks)
- (countable) A valley, or small, shallow dell.
Etymology 5
Probably from German Schlacke (“dross, slag”). Doublet of slag.
Noun
slack (uncountable)
- (mining) Small coal; coal dust.
- 1905, Colliery Engineer (volume 25, page 107)
- One of the important improvements of recent years has been attained by mixing the peat pulp as it passes through the grinding machine, with other inflammable materials, such as bituminous coal dust, or slack […]
- 1905, Colliery Engineer (volume 25, page 107)
Synonyms
- culm
Derived terms
- nutty slack
Anagrams
- calks, kcals, lacks
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