'Pendent' definitions:
Definition of 'pendent'
(from WordNet)
adjective
noun
An adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) [syn: pendant, pendent]
noun
Branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling [syn: chandelier, pendant, pendent]
Definition of 'Pendent'
From: GCIDE
- Pendent \Pend"ent\ (p[e^]nd"ent), a. [L. pendens, -entis, p. pr. of pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf. Pendant.]
- 1. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf. "The pendent world." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Often their tresses, when shaken, with pendent icicles tinkle. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Jutting over; projecting; overhanging. "A vapor sometime like a . . . pendent rock." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pendent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- at issue,
- cascading,
- conditional,
- conditioned,
- contingent,
- dangling,
- dependent,
- depending,
- falling,
- falling loosely,
- flowing,
- hanging,
- hung,
- in question,
- in suspense,
- in the balance,
- open,
- pending,
- pendulant,
- pendular,
- penduline,
- pendulous,
- pensile,
- suspended,
- suspenseful,
- swinging,
- uncounted,
- undecided,
- undetermined,
- unestablished,
- unfixed,
- unsettled,
- untold,
- up for grabs,
- weeping