pendent

[ pen-duhnt ]

/ ˈpɛn dənt /

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adjective Also pendant.

hanging or suspended: a pendent lamp.

overhanging; jutting; projecting: pendent cliffs.

undecided; undetermined; pending: a lawsuit that is still pendent.

impending.

noun

pendant.

Origin of pendent

1275–1325; <Latin pendent- (stem of pendēns), present participle of pendēre to hang; replacing Middle English pendaunt<Anglo-French (Old French pendant), present participle of pendre<Latin pendēre;see pendant

OTHER WORDS FROM pendent

pend·ent·ly, adverbnon·pend·ent, adjectivenon·pend·ent·ly, adverbsem·i·pend·ent, adjective

un·pend·ent, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pendent

pendant, pendent , pennant, pundit

Words nearby pendent

pend, Penda, pendant, Pendelikon, pendency, pendent, pendente lite, pendentive, Penderecki, pending, Pendleton

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Example sentences from the Web for pendent

Soapy's eyes grew narrower, and the pendent cigarette stirred slightly.
The Definite Object|Jeffery Farnol
The pendent miniature-cases or lockets of the seventeenth century are of great interest.
Jewellery|H. Clifford Smith,
The burnished green of the great magnolias was spotted brilliantly with hundreds of bursting cones, red with their pendent seeds.
Dr. Sevier|George W. Cable
A variety occurs with larger, more conical, and pendent pods.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America|Fearing Burr

We found three to five seeds in pods of considerable size, growing solitary and pendent.
Twice Lost|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for pendent

pendent

/ (ˈpɛndənt) /

adjective

dangling

jutting

(of a grammatical construction) incompletea pendent nominative is a construction having no verb

a less common word for pending (def. 2), pending (def. 3)

noun

a variant spelling of pendant

Derived forms of pendent

pendency, nounpendently, adverb

Word Origin for pendent

C15: from Old French pendant, from pendre to hang; see pendant

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单词	pendent
释义	pendent [ pen-duhnt ] / ˈpɛn dənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pendent ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Also pendant. hanging or suspended: a pendent lamp. overhanging; jutting; projecting: pendent cliffs. undecided; undetermined; pending: a lawsuit that is still pendent. impending. noun pendant. Origin of pendent 1275–1325; <Latin pendent- (stem of pendēns), present participle of pendēre to hang; replacing Middle English pendaunt<Anglo-French (Old French pendant), present participle of pendre<Latin pendēre;see pendant OTHER WORDS FROM pendent pend·ent·ly, adverbnon·pend·ent, adjectivenon·pend·ent·ly, adverbsem·i·pend·ent, adjective un·pend·ent, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pendent pendant, pendent , pennant, pundit Words nearby pendent pend, Penda, pendant, Pendelikon, pendency, pendent, pendente lite, pendentive, Penderecki, pending, Pendleton Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pendent Soapy's eyes grew narrower, and the pendent cigarette stirred slightly. The Definite Object\|Jeffery Farnol The pendent miniature-cases or lockets of the seventeenth century are of great interest. Jewellery\|H. Clifford Smith, The burnished green of the great magnolias was spotted brilliantly with hundreds of bursting cones, red with their pendent seeds. Dr. Sevier\|George W. Cable A variety occurs with larger, more conical, and pendent pods. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America\|Fearing Burr We found three to five seeds in pods of considerable size, growing solitary and pendent. Twice Lost\|W.H.G. Kingston British Dictionary definitions for pendent pendent / (ˈpɛndənt) / adjective dangling jutting (of a grammatical construction) incompletea pendent nominative is a construction having no verb a less common word for pending (def. 2), pending (def. 3) noun a variant spelling of pendant Derived forms of pendent pendency, nounpendently, adverb Word Origin for pendent C15: from Old French pendant, from pendre to hang; see pendant Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pendent undetermined, unclear, uncertain, hesitant, doubtful, uncommitted, wavering, unsure, vague, ambivalent, problematic, unresolved, clouded, drooping, open, owing, moot, waffling, jutting, projecting
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pendent

adjective Also pendant.

noun

Origin of pendent

OTHER WORDS FROM pendent

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pendent

Words nearby pendent

Example sentences from the Web for pendent

British Dictionary definitions for pendent

adjective

noun

Derived forms of pendent

Word Origin for pendent

Words related to pendent