PENDENT

pendent, pendant, dependent

(adjective) held from above and hanging down; “a pendant bunch of grapes”

chandelier, pendant, pendent

(noun) branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling

pendant, pendent

(noun) an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

pendent (comparative more pendent, superlative most pendent)

Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.

pending in various senses.

(architecture, 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.

(grammar, of a sentence) incomplete in some sense, such as lacking a finite verb.

(obsolete) Projecting over something; overhanging.

Noun

pendent (plural pendents)

Alternative spelling of pendant

Source: Wiktionary

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Pend"ent, a. Etym: [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. Often their tresses, when shaken, with pendent icicles tinkle. Longfellow.

2. Jutting over; projecting; overhanging. "A vapor sometime like a . . . pendent rock." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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