pendant

[ pen-duh nt ]

/ ˈpɛn dənt /

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noun Also pendent.

a hanging ornament, as an earring or the main piece suspended from a necklace.

an ornament suspended from a roof, vault, or ceiling.

a hanging electrical lighting fixture; chandelier.

that by which something is suspended, as the ringed stem of a watch.

a match, parallel, companion, or counterpart.

Also pennant. Nautical. a length of rope attached to a masthead, the end of a yardarm, etc., and having a block or thimble secured to its free end.

adjective

pendent.

Words nearby pendant

penciliform, penciling, pend, pend oreille, penda, pendant, pendelikon, pendency, pendent, pendente lite, pendentive

Origin of pendant

1300–50; Middle English pendaunt < Anglo-French; Middle French pendant, noun use of present participle of pendre to hang < Vulgar Latin *pendere for Latin pendēre. See pend, -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM pendant

pend·ant·ed, adjectivepend·ant·like, adjectivenon·pend·ant, adjectiveun·pend·ant, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pendant

pendant pendent pennant pundit

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Examples from the Web for pendant

It was made by society jewelers Garrard, who refashioned the gems from a pendant she was given by her husband, George VI.
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It had a pendant that looked like a house, which to me signifies warmth and happiness.
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No one else will promise your milk won't turn yellow after receiving your pendant.
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The pendant at the end of her gold-chain necklace dangles over her cleavage like an arrow pointing downward.
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One arm lay along the back of the lounge which she occupied, the other was pendant at her side.
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Or we may imagine a long chain, with a pendant attached to each tenth or one-hundredth link.
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Indeed, I much prefer the corsage ornaments you showed me just now, and the pendant.
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At the end of the seventeenth century a "suit of colours" included ensign, jack and pendant.
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But, starting with his wife, he made a pendant each for all his womenfolk.
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British Dictionary definitions for pendant

pendant

/ (ˈpɛndənt) /

noun

an ornament that hangs from a piece of jewellery
a necklace with such an ornament

a hanging light, esp a chandelier

a carved ornament that is suspended from a ceiling or roof

something that matches or complements something else

Also called: pennant nautical a length of wire or rope secured at one end to a mast or spar and having a block or other fitting at the lower end

adjective

a variant spelling of pendent

Word Origin for pendant

C14: from Old French, from pendre to hang, from Latin pendēre to hang down; related to Latin pendere to hang, pondus weight, Greek span to pull

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pendant

noun Also pendent.

adjective

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Words nearby pendant

Origin of pendant

OTHER WORDS FROM pendant

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British Dictionary definitions for pendant

noun

adjective

Word Origin for pendant