Definition of Pendent

1. Noun. An adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring).

Exact synonyms: Pendant
Generic synonyms: Adornment
Specialized synonyms: Lavalier, Lavaliere, Lavalliere
Group relationships: Necklace, Drop Earring, Eardrop, Pendant Earring

2. Adjective. Held from above. "A pendant bunch of grapes"
Exact synonyms: Dependent, Pendant
Similar to: Supported

3. Noun. Branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling.
Exact synonyms: Chandelier, Pendant
Generic synonyms: Lighting Fixture

Definition of Pendent

1. a. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf.

Definition of Pendent

1. Adjective. Dangling, drooping or suspended. ¹

2. Adjective. pending in various senses. ¹

3. Adjective. (grammar of a sentence) incomplete in some sense, such as lacking a finite verb. ¹

4. Adjective. (obsolete) Projecting over something; overhanging. ¹

5. Noun. (alternative spelling of pendant) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pendent

1. pendant [n -S] - See also: pendant

Medical Definition of Pendent

1. 1. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf. "The pendent world." "Often their tresses, when shaken, with pendent icicles tinkle." (Longfellow) 2. Jutting over; projecting; overhanging. "A vapor sometime like a . . . Pendent rock." Origin: L. Pendens, -entis, p.pr. Of pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf. Pendant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pendent

pend
pendant earring
pendantly
pendants
pendaunt
pended
pendejo
pendejos
pendelluft
pendeloque
pendeloques
pendence
pendencies
pendency
pendent (current term)
pendente lite
pendentive
pendentives
pendently
pendents
pendicle
pendicler
pendiclers
pendicles
pendimethalin
pending
pendragon
pendragons
pendrin

Literary usage of Pendent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on the Law and Practice of Foreclosing Mortgages on Real Property by Charles Hastings Wiltsie (1889)
"When lis pendent becomes operative. H05. Duration and extent of a (is pendent. ... When notice of lis pendent to be filed. % 811. Recording and indexing Us ..."

2. A Treatise on Equity Jurisprudence, as Administered in the United States of by John Norton Pomeroy, Carter Pitkin Pomeroy (1899)
"By ¡is pendent. S 632. nationale: Bellamy т. Sabine. H 633, 634. ... Statutory notice of at pendent. H 611-643. 5. By judgments. is 644-665. 6. ..."

3. Plant-geography Upon a Physiological Basis by Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1903)
"Protective devices of active buds. The sprouting of leaves. pendent leaves and pendent shoots. Flower-buds under water. Flower-buds with water-calyces, vi. ..."

4. The British Herald; Or, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility by Thomas Robson (1830)
"The badge of the order is, a cross pattée gules, charged with a plain cross, couped, argent, which, on festivals, is worn pendent to a collar of gold, ..."

5. A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish, and by John Smith (1831)
"His dress consists of a black silk vest, with open sleeves, showing the white lining; a white pendent collar, with lace edges; a large cloak, covering the ..."

6. A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish, and by John Smith (1831)
"His dress consists of a black silk vest, with open sleeves, showing the white lining; a white pendent collar, with lace edges; a large cloak, covering the ..."

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