pen·dent¹

also pen·dant (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·dent²

(pĕn′dənt)

Variant of pendant¹.

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pendent

(ˈpɛndənt)

adj

1. dangling

2. jutting

3. (Grammar) (of a grammatical construction) incomplete: a pendent nominative is a construction having no verb.

4. a less common word for pending², pending³

a variant spelling of pendant

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

ˈpendency n

ˈpendently adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pend•ent

(ˈpɛn dənt)

adj. Also, pendant.

1. hanging or suspended.

2. overhanging; jutting.

3. (esp. of a lawsuit) undecided; pending.

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.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	pendent - an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) pendant adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness lavalier, lavaliere, lavalliere - jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck necklace - 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 ceiling chandelier, pendant lighting fixture - a fixture providing artificial light
Adj.	1.	pendent - held from above; "a pendant bunch of grapes" pendant, dependent supported - 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

adj → herabhängend; pendent lamp → Hängelampe f

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pendent

, pending

a. [hanging] pendiente, colgante, suspenso-a, dependiente; [waiting] pendiente.

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I pointed to a great lake upon the surface of the pendent world above us, telling him that if after this lake had ap-peared four times I had not returned to go either by water or land to Sari and fetch Ghak with an army.

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I found myself in a salon with a very well-painted, highly varnished floor; chairs and sofas covered with white draperies, a green porcelain stove, walls hung with pictures in gilt frames, a gilt pendule and other ornaments on the mantelpiece, a large lustre pendent from the centre of the ceiling, mirrors, consoles, muslin curtains, and a handsome centre table completed the inventory of furniture.

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The dog was throttled off; his huge, purple tongue hanging half a foot out of his mouth, and his pendent lips streaming with bloody slaver.

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