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pendent

/ˈpɛndənt/ UK

Sounds like pendant · Rhymes with -ɛndənt

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From Middle English pendaunt, Anglo-Norman pendaunt, pendant, respelled to reflect Latin pendēns, pendentis, present participle of pendere (“to hang, to be suspended”). Compare pendant, which retained the spelling.

adjective more pendent · most pendent

Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended. Now had they brought the work by wondrous Art / Pontifical, a ridge of pendent Rock / Over the vext Abyſs, […]
Pending (in various senses).
of a structure Either hanging in some sense, or constructed of multiple elements such as the voussoirs of an arch or the pendentives of a dome, none of which can stand on its own, but which in combination are stable.
Hanging or pointed downward; (of a crescent) with its horns pointing downward. Jandrell, Sa. three buckles, the tongues pendent ar. two and a one.
of a sentence Incomplete in some sense, such as lacking a finite verb.
obsolete Projecting over something; overhanging.

noun pendents

alternative Alternative spelling of pendant

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adj hanging down

Español	pendiente, pendente
Deutsch	hängend, aufgehängt, schwebend, überhängend, anhängig, Hänge-

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@misc{pendent_2026,
  title = {pendent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pendent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}