laden

[leyd-n]

adjective

1. burdened; loaded down.

verb (used with object)

1. to lade.

laden

/ ˈleɪdən /

verb

1. a past participle of lade 1

adjective

1. weighed down with a load; loaded

2. encumbered; burdened

Other Word Forms

• unladen adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of laden¹

First recorded in 1585–95; lade + -en ³, -en ¹

Example Sentences

Ships laden with sanctioned crude are adrift at sea.

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This is a play-off path laden with storylines for Wales, who have struck lucky once again when it comes to securing home advantage.

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“And truly, there is nothing to fret about,” she told herself as she made her way down the hall, arms laden with books.

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Trier opens the film with a symbolically laden camera pan across Oslo that ends on a cemetery.

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Where political memes normally aim for laughter, these responses are laden with anxiety and unease.

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