leading

n. வழிகாட்டுதல், வழிகாட்டும் பண்பு, தலைமை, ஆன்மிகத் துணை, பயிர் வளைவைக் களஞ்சியஞ்கொண்டு சேர்ப்பு, (பெ.) தலைவராகச் செயலாற்றுகிற, செயலாட்சி செய்கிற, கட்டுப்படுததியான்கிற,. முனைப்பான, முதன்மையான, முந்திச்செல்கிற, முனைத்த, முன்னேற்றம் வாய்ந்த.

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Synonyms

#verb conduct, guide, precede, induce, spend, pass, commence,inaugurate, convoy, persuade, direct, influence #noun priority, pre-eminence, initiative, guidance, control

Antonyms

#verb misconduct, mislead, follow, dissuade, abandon, leave,misguide #noun subordination, inferiority, submission

Lead"ing, a. Defn: Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading motive; a leading man; a leading example. -- Lead"ing*ly, adv. Leading case (Law), a reported decision which has come to be regarded as settling the law of the question involved. Abbott. -- Leading motive Etym: [a translation of G. leitmotif] (Mus.), a guiding theme; in the modern music drama of Wagner, a marked melodic phrase or short passage which always accompanies the reappearance of a certain person, situation, abstract idea, or allusion in the course of the play; a sort of musical label. -- Leading note (Mus.), the seventh note or tone in the ascending major scale; the sensible note. -- Leading question, a question so framed as to guide the person questioned in making his reply. -- Leading strings, strings by which children are supported when beginning to walk. -- To be in leading strings, to be in a state of infancy or dependence, or under the guidance of others. -- Leading wheel, a wheel situated before the driving wheels of a locomotive engine. Lead"ing, n. 1. The act of guiding, directing, governing, or enticing; guidance. Shak. 2. Suggestion; hint; example. [Archaic] Bacon.

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