laden Definition

lade
verb laded (past tense), laden (past participle), lading (present participle)

1a. To load (cargo, etc) on to a ship;
1b. Said of a ship: to take cargo, etc on board.
2. To put a burden, especially one of guilt, on someone.
3. To scoop out (water) using a ladle, etc.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hladen to load or to draw up.

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laden
adj

1. Said of a ship: loaded with cargo.
2. Said of a person, an animal, the sky, a vehicle, etc: heavily loaded, weighed down, burdened.

Example: trees laden with fruit
Thesaurus: burdened, encumbered, loaded, packed, fraught, full, jammed, stuffed, weighed down.
3. Said of a person: oppressed, especially with guilt, worry, etc.


Example: guilt-laden
Example: heavy-laden

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hladen to load or to draw up.