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pendent
pen·dent 1 also pen·dant P0161000 (pĕn′dənt)adj.1. Hanging down; dangling; suspended.2. Projecting; overhanging.3. Awaiting settlement; pending.
[Middle English pendant (influenced by Latin pendēns, pendent-, present participle of pendēre, to hang), from Old French; see pendant1.]
pen′dent·ly adv.
pen·dent 2 P0161000 (pĕn′dənt)n. Variant of pendant1.pendent (ˈpɛndənt) adj1. dangling2. jutting3. (Grammar) (of a grammatical construction) incomplete: a pendent nominative is a construction having no verb. 4. a less common word for pending2, pending3n a variant spelling of pendant[C15: from Old French pendant, from pendre to hang; see pendant] ˈpendency n ˈpendently advpend•ent (ˈpɛn dənt)
adj. Also, pendant. 1. hanging or suspended. 2. overhanging; jutting. 3. (esp. of a lawsuit) undecided; pending. n. 4. pendant. [1400–50; late Middle English pendaunt pendant; sp. with e (since c1600) < Latin pendēns, present participle of pendēre to hang] pend′ent•ly, adv. pendant, pendent - Pendant is the noun; pendent is the adjective—meaning "hanging, suspended."See also related terms for pendant.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pendent - an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)pendantadornment - 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. |  pendent - branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceilingchandelier, pendantlighting fixture - a fixture providing artificial light | | Adj. | 1. | pendent - held from above; "a pendant bunch of grapes"pendant, dependentsupported - held up or having the weight borne especially from below; "supported joints in a railroad track have ties directly under the rail ends" |
Translations
pendent
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. Apendent
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Related to pendent: independentSynonyms for pendentnoun 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 |