pendent
Americanadjective
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hanging or suspended.
a pendent lamp.
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overhanging; jutting; projecting.
pendent cliffs.
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undecided; undetermined; pending.
a lawsuit that is still pendent.
noun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- nonpendent adjective
- nonpendently adverb
- pendency noun
- pendently adverb
- semipendent adjective
- unpendent adjective
Etymology
Origin of pendent
1275–1325; < Latin pendent- (stem of pendēns ), present participle of pendēre to hang; replacing Middle English pendaunt < Anglo-French ( Old French pendant ), present participle of pendre < Latin pendēre; pendant
Example Sentences
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The species of this genus have male inflorescences, clusters of flowers on branches, that are pendent and nectarless, which has made scientists assume they are pollinated by wind.
From Science Daily
No one answered; but a form emerged from the closet; it took the light, held it aloft, and surveyed the garments pendent from the portmanteau.
From Literature
Separatists pendent their own groups who seek to become independent of the nation that has power over them and to form their own government.
From Literature
To complete the ensemble, Spears wore a beaded necklace with an arrowhead-shaped pendent.
From Fox News
From a single, pendent stalk, pollinated female flowers are forming the familiar bunches of bananas, but they’re small and green.
From Washington Post
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