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pendant
pen·dant 1 also pen·dent P0161000 (pĕn′dənt)n.1. Something suspended from something else, especially an ornament or piece of jewelry attached to a necklace or bracelet.2. A hanging lamp or chandelier.3. A sculptured ornament suspended from a vaulted Gothic roof or ceiling.4. One of a matched pair; a companion piece.
[Middle English pendaunt, from Old French pendant, from present participle of pendre, to hang, from Vulgar Latin *pendere, from Latin pendēre; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]
pen·dant 2 P0161000 (pĕn′dənt)adj. Variant of pendent1.pendant (ˈpɛndənt) n1. (Jewellery) a. an ornament that hangs from a piece of jewelleryb. a necklace with such an ornament2. (Furniture) a hanging light, esp a chandelier3. (Architecture) a carved ornament that is suspended from a ceiling or roof4. something that matches or complements something else5. (Nautical Terms) nautical Also called: pennant a length of wire or rope secured at one end to a mast or spar and having a block or other fitting at the lower endadj a variant spelling of pendent[C14: from Old French, from pendre to hang, from Latin pendēre to hang down; related to Latin pendere to hang, pondus weight, Greek span to pull]pend•ant (ˈpɛn dənt)
n. Also, pendent. 1. a hanging ornament, as a jewel suspended from a necklace. 2. an ornament suspended from a vault or ceiling, used esp. in Gothic architecture. 3. a hanging electrical lighting fixture. 4. that by which something is suspended, as the ringed stem of a pocket watch. 5. a parallel or counterpart. 6. Naut. a hanging length of rope with a block or thimble attached to its free end. adj. 7. pendent. [1300–50; Middle English pendaunt < Middle French pendant, n. use of present participle of pendre to hang < Vulgar Latin *pendere for Latin pendēre] pendant- pendant - A light fixture suspended from a ceiling, or the hanging part of an earring.
- append - Originally meant "hang on" or "attach as a pendant."
- pendant, pendent - Pendant is the noun; pendent is the adjective—meaning "hanging, suspended."
- pennant - A blend of pendant and pennon, a banner or flag.
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pendant - an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)pendentadornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainnesslavalier, lavaliere, lavalliere - jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the necknecklace - jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)drop earring, eardrop, pendant earring - an earring with a pendant ornament | | 2. |  pendant - branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceilingchandelier, pendentlighting fixture - a fixture providing artificial light | | Adj. | 1. | pendant - held from above; "a pendant bunch of grapes"pendent, dependentsupported - held up or having the weight borne especially from below; "supported joints in a railroad track have ties directly under the rail ends" |
pendantnoun necklace, medallion, locket a jade pendant on a slender gold chainTranslationspendant (ˈpendənt) noun1. an ornament hung from a necklace. a pendant hanging from a silver chain. 垂飾物 垂饰物2. the ornament and the necklace together. She fastened a gold pendant round her neck. 裝飾物 装饰物
Pendant
pendant[′pen·dənt] (geology) roof pendant PendantA hanging ornament or suspended feature on ceilings or vaults. pendant, pendent, pendent drop  pendant, 2 on an Early New England house  pendant, 1: A 1. A suspended feature or hanging ornament used in the vaults and timber roofs of Gothic architecture or Gothic Revival; also called a pendent. 2. AMedicalSeependentFinancialSeepennantpendant
Synonyms for pendantnoun necklaceSynonymsSynonyms for pendantnoun an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)SynonymsRelated Words- adornment
- lavalier
- lavaliere
- lavalliere
- necklace
- drop earring
- eardrop
- pendant earring
noun branched lighting fixtureSynonymsRelated Wordsadj held from aboveSynonymsRelated Words |