laden

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

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 loaded burdenedweighed downencumberedfreightedcharged

Opposites

unladenempty unloaded light

Word family

Forms overladen

Related forms ladeload

Etymology

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

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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