Laden vs. Loaded: What's the Difference?
Laden and Loaded Definitions
Laden
A past participle of lade.
Loaded
Carrying a load.
Laden
Weighed down with a load; heavy
"the warmish air, laden with the rains of those thousands of miles of western sea" (Hilaire Belloc).
Loaded
Equipped with many accessories or features
Bought a fully loaded minivan.
Laden
Oppressed; burdened
Laden with grief.
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Loaded
Having ammunition in the firing chamber or magazine. Used of a firearm
A loaded gun.
Laden
Weighed down with a load, burdened.
Loaded
Unbalanced because of added weight. Used of dice.
Laden
Heavy.
His comments were laden with deeper meaning.
Loaded
Having great meaning, seriousness, or implication
He asked the loaded question if they should take one car or two.
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Laden
Oppressed.
Loaded
(Slang) Drunk or intoxicated.
Laden
(chemistry) In the form of an adsorbate or adduct.
Once laden it is easy to regenerate the adsorbent and retrieve the adsorbed species as a gas.
Loaded
(Slang) Having a great deal of money; rich.
Laden
Past participle of lade
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Loaded
Simple past tense and past participle of load
Laden
Loaded; freighted; burdened; as, a laden vessel; a laden heart.
Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity.
A ship laden with gold.
Loaded
Burdened by some heavy load; packed.
Let's leave the TV; the car is loaded already.
Laden
Remove with or as if with a ladle;
Ladle the water out of the bowl
Loaded
(of a projectile weapon) Having a live round of ammunition in the chamber.
No funny business; this heater's loaded!
Laden
Fill or place a load on;
Load a car
Load the truck with hay
Loaded
(colloquial) Possessing great wealth.
He sold his business a couple of years ago and is just loaded.
Laden
Filled with a great quantity;
A tray loaded with dishes
Table laden with food
`ladened' is not current usage
Loaded
(slang) Drunk.
By the end of the evening, the guests in the club were really loaded.
Laden
Burdened psychologically or mentally;
Laden with grief
Oppressed by a sense of failure
Loaded
(baseball) Pertaining to a situation where there is a runner at each of the three bases.
It's bottom of the ninth, the bases are loaded and there are two outs.
Loaded
Of a die or dice: weighted asymmetrically, and so biased to produce predictable throws.
He was playing with loaded dice and won a fortune.
Loaded
(of a question) Designed to produce a predictable answer, or to lay a trap.
That interviewer is tricky; he asks loaded questions.
Loaded
(of a word or phrase) Having strong connotations that colour the literal meaning and are likely to provoke an emotional response. Sometimes used loosely to describe a word that simply has many different meanings.
"Ignorant" is a loaded word, often implying lack of intelligence rather than just lack of knowledge.
Loaded
(of an item offered for sale, especially an automobile) Equipped with numerous options.
She went all out; her new car is loaded.
Loaded
Covered with a topping or toppings.
Loaded fries
Loaded potato wedges
Loaded
Weighted with lead or similar.
A loaded cane or whip
Loaded
Containing as much or as many as is possible; - of containers, vehicles, trays, etc.; as, a tray loaded with dishes
Loaded
Containing a shell or an explosive charge ready for firing; - of firearms. Opposite of unloaded.
Loaded
Charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influence; - of statements or questions; as, a loaded question.
Loaded
Having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; as, She was not merely rich but loaded.
Loaded
Very drunk.
Loaded
Filled with a great quantity;
A tray loaded with dishes
Table laden with food
`ladened' is not current usage
Loaded
(of weapons) charged with ammunition;
A loaded gun
Loaded
(of statements or questions) charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influence;
A loaded question
Loaded
Having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value;
An affluent banker
A speculator flush with cash
Not merely rich but loaded
Moneyed aristocrats
Wealthy corporations
Loaded
Very drunk
