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Grammar : Adj
Spell : pen-duh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛn dənt



Definition of pendent

Origin :
  • c.1600 respelling of Middle English pendaunt "hanging, overhanging" (late 14c., from Old French pendant; see pendant) on model of its Latin original, pendentem.
  • As in pendulous/pendent : adj hanging
  • As in undecided : adj not sure, not definite
  • As in unsettled : adj not decided, taken care of
  • As in hanging : adj dangling
  • As in pendulous : adj hanging
  • As in pensile : adj hanging
  • As in dangling : adj supported from above
Example sentences :
  • He grovelled on the divan heavy in thought and with pendent arms.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • Descending the pendent rope, Paul disappears in the darkness.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • His dress consists of a high-crowned hat, and a pendent frill.
  • Extract from : « Rembrandt and His Works » by John Burnet
  • The pendent ornament called a tassel is a diminutive of Mid.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of Words (4th ed.) » by Ernest Weekley
  • Mrs. Hooven had pendent earrings of imitation jet in her ears.
  • Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris
  • A variety occurs with larger, more conical, and pendent pods.
  • Extract from : « The Field and Garden Vegetables of America » by Fearing Burr
  • Hahn's horse was standing there obediently with pendent reins anchoring it!
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
  • They are erect, pendent, or spreading, according to their form or position.
  • Extract from : « The Ocean World: » by Louis Figuier
  • To this was sometimes suspended a pomander-box, tablets, or a pendent reliquary.
  • Extract from : « Jewellery » by H. Clifford Smith,
  • The pendent ornaments hung to the necklaces are very beautiful.
  • Extract from : « Jewellery » by H. Clifford Smith,

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