pensile
[ pen-sahyl, -sil ]
/ ˈpɛn saɪl, -sɪl /
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adjective
hanging, as the nests of certain birds.
building a hanging nest.
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Origin of pensile
1595–1605; <Latin pēnsilis hanging down, equivalent to pēns(us) past participle of pendēre to hang (equivalent to pend- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix, with dt>s) + -ilis-ile
Words nearby pensile
Pensacola Bay, pensée, Pensées, pensel, Penshurst Place, pensile, pension, pensionary, pensioneer trustee, pensioner, pension fund
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British Dictionary definitions for pensile
pensile
/ (ˈpɛnsaɪl) /
adjective
ornithol designating or building a hanging nestpensile birds
Derived forms of pensile
pensility (pɛnˈsɪlɪtɪ) or pensileness, nounWord Origin for pensile
C17: from Latin pensilis hanging down, from pendēre to hang
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