This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
pennon
[ pen-uhn ]
/ ˈpɛn ən /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
a distinctive flag in any of various forms, as tapering, triangular, or swallow-tailed, formerly one borne on the lance of a knight.
a pennant.
any flag or banner.
a wing or pinion.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Origin of pennon
1325–75; Middle English penon<Middle French, augmentative of Old French pene<Latin penna or pinna feather. See pen1
OTHER WORDS FROM pennon
pennoned, adjectiveun·pen·noned, adjectiveWords nearby pennon
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use pennon in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for pennon
pennon
/ (ˈpɛnən) /
noun
a long flag, often tapering and rounded, divided, or pointed at the end, originally a knight's personal flag
a small tapering or triangular flag borne on a ship or boat
a poetic word for wing
Word Origin for pennon
C14: via Old French ultimately from Latin penna feather
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012