lead-free

adjective

Containing no lead.

Similar
nonleadedunleadedleadless
OriginOld English frēo ← Proto-West Germanic *friu ← Proto-Germanic *frijwaz →
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Meanings

adjectivelead-free (not comparable)

alternative leadfree

  1. not comparableContaining no lead.
  2. not comparableContaining no tetraethyl lead; unleaded.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of gasoline) not containing tetraethyl lead

Similar
nonleadedunleadedleadless
Also see
leadlessnonleadedunleaded

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*ɸloudom
  2. Gaulish*loudonbor.?
  3. Proto-West Germanic*laud
  4. Old Englishlēad
  5. Middle Englishled
  6. Englishlead
  7. Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*priHós
  9. Proto-Germanic*frijwaz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*friu
  11. Old Englishfrēo
  12. Englishlead-free

From lead + -free.

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Translations

Esperanto senplumba
  • senplumbacontaining no lead
Finnish lyijytön, lyijytön
  • lyijytöncontaining no lead
  • lyijytönpetroleum: containing no tetraethyl lead; unleaded
French sans plomb
  • sans plombcontaining no lead
German bleifrei, bleifrei
  • bleifreicontaining no lead
  • bleifreipetroleum: containing no tetraethyl lead; unleaded
Māori matākore
  • matākorecontaining no lead
Polish bezołowiowy, bezołowiowy
  • bezołowiowycontaining no lead
  • bezołowiowypetroleum: containing no tetraethyl lead; unleaded
Swedish blyfri, blyfri
  • blyfricontaining no lead
  • blyfripetroleum: containing no tetraethyl lead; unleaded
Cite this entry
APA

lead-free. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead-free

MLA

“lead-free.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead-free. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lead-free,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead-free.

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