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
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.
pendent (plural pendents)
Alternative spelling of pendant
Source: Wiktionary
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
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
