pendant

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pendant

/ˈpɛnd(ə)nt/
[ˈpɛndn̩t]
/ˈpɪ̟nd(ə)nt/ pin pen merger
[ˈpɪ̟ndn̩t] pin pen merger
/ˈpɛnənt/
/ˈpɪ̟nənt/ pin pen merger

Sounds like pendent · Rhymes with -ɛndənt

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From Anglo-Norman pendaunt, Middle French pendant, noun use of adjective.

noun pendants · pendaunt

A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.
The dangling part of an earring.
A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant.
One of a pair; a counterpart. One vase is the pendant to the other vase.
One of a series or category; a counterpart, such as a cognate, an allomorph or an allophone.
US The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
A lamp hanging from the roof.
An ornament of wood or of stone hanging downwards from a roof.
A long narrow flag at the head of the principal mast in a royal ship.
obsolete An appendix or addition, as to a book. Many […] have been pleased with this work and its pendant, the Tales and Popular Fictions.
in plural, obsolete Testicles.
obsolete A pendulum. a pendant being brought up to any height by the force of a former motion downwards

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: chandelier, hanging, dangling, pendent, supported, suspended, chain, collier, locket, necklace, shackle, hawse, collar, bob, neck, during

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noun a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck

Español	colgante, pendiente, dije, pendentif
한국어	펜던트 pendeonteu
日本語	ペンダント pendanto, 垂れ飾り tarekazari
中文	吊墜 /吊坠 diàozhuì, 墜飾 /坠饰 zhuìshì, 垂飾 /垂饰 chuíshì
हिन्दी	हार hār
Português	pingente
Français	pendentif
Deutsch	Anhänger
Italiano	ciondolo
Ελληνικά	μενταγιόν mentagión
Română	pandantiv
Русский	куло́н kulón, подве́ска podvéska, брело́к brelók
العربية	عِقْد ʕiqd, قِلَادَة qilāda, مُعَلَّق muʕallaq
עברית	תליון tilyón

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@misc{pendant_2026,
  title = {pendant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pendant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}