laden

American  

[leyd-n] / ˈleɪd n /

adjective

1. burdened; loaded down.

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verb (used with object)

1. to lade.

laden British  

/ ˈleɪdən /

verb

1. a past participle of lade 1

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adjective

1. weighed down with a load; loaded

2. encumbered; burdened

Other Word Forms

• unladen adjective

Etymology

Origin of laden

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

Example Sentences

Outsider art in every sense of the word, and laden with scathing political and social commentary, Purifoy’s installations morph and change in the elements.

From Los Angeles Times

The Colombians would mark the bricks with a dragon symbol, inspired by a bracelet Kassis wore, and ship them to the Syrian port of Latakia in a container ostensibly laden with bananas.

From The Wall Street Journal

At 95 minutes, the opera is about 15 minutes too long, laden with considerable exposition and repetition.

From The Wall Street Journal

Similar to the way Lamar’s performance was laden with symbolism about Black history, life and death under the American police state, Bad Bunny placed cultural tributes in plain sight.

From Salon

Laura was setting down two plates on the coffee table, each one laden with chocolate chip pancakes, a bowl of strawberries, and a floof of whipped cream.

From Literature