Definition of PENDENT

pendent

Meanings

Plural: pendents

Noun

  • an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
  • branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
  • Alternative spelling of pendant.

Adjective Satellite

  • held from above

Adj

  • Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.
  • Pending (in various senses).
  • Either hanging in some sense, or constructed of multiple elements such as the voussoirs of an arch or the pendentives of a dome, none of which can stand on its own, but which in combination are stable.
  • Hanging or pointed downward; (of a crescent) with its horns pointing downward.
  • Incomplete in some sense, such as lacking a finite verb.
  • Projecting over something; overhanging.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English pendaunt, Anglo-Norman pendaunt, pendant, respelled to reflect Latin pendēns, pendentis, present participle of pendere (“to hang, to be suspended”). Compare pendant, which retained the spelling.

Scrabble Score: 10

pendent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pendent is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pendent is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

pendent is a valid Words With Friends word