pensile
[ pen-sahyl, -sil ]
/ ˈpɛn saɪl, -sɪl /
adjective
hanging, as the nests of certain birds.
building a hanging nest.
Words nearby pensile
pensacola, pensacola bay, pensel, penshurst place, pensil, pensile, pension, pension fund, pension mortgage, pension off, pension plan
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
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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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