laden C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈleɪdən/ UK /ˈleɪdən/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like leaden /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/ Meanings 1 adj heavily loaded or weighed down The branches were laden with ripe fruit. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · heavily loaded or weighed down loadedburdenedweighed downencumberedfreightedcharged ↔ Opposites unladenemptyunloadedlight Word family Forms overladen Related forms ladeload Etymology AI details Originally the past participle of lade ('to load'), from Old English hladan ('to load, draw water'), from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną. hladan Old English *hlaþaną Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # laden **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈleɪdən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈleɪdən/ ## Meanings 1. heavily loaded or weighed down ## Examples - The branches were laden with ripe fruit. ## Synonyms - loaded - burdened - weighed down - encumbered - freighted - charged ## Antonyms - unladen - empty - unloaded - light ## Related Forms - lade - load ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hladan - Root: *hlaþaną ## Etymology Originally the past participle of lade ('to load'), from Old English hladan ('to load, draw water'), from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną. ## AI Etymology Laden was originally the past participle of lade ('to load'), from Old English hladan ('to load, draw water'), from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną. The etymological trail includes Old English hladan and Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną. As an adjective, laden means heavily loaded or weighed down. The same family is visible in related forms such as lade and load. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown