Definition of Impendent

1. Adjective. Close in time; about to occur. "His impending retirement"

Exact synonyms: At Hand, Close At Hand, Imminent, Impending
Similar to: Close
Derivative terms: Imminence, Imminency, Impendency

Definition of Impendent

1. a. Impending; threatening.

Definition of Impendent

1. Adjective. impending; threatening ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Impendent

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Impendent

impel
impelled
impellent
impellents
impeller
impellers
impelling
impellor
impellors
impels
impen
impend
impended
impendence
impendency
impendent (current term)
impending
impends
impenetrability
impenetrable
impenetrableness
impenetrably
impenetralia
impenitence
impenitences
impenitencies
impenitency
impenitent
impenitently
impenitents

Literary usage of Impendent

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

1. The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal by David Brewster, Robert Jameson, Royal Society of Edinburgh (1819)
"as having an inclined surfac* Again, the surface, instead of being impendent or inclined, may be vertical. In the present instance, ..."

2. The Register of Arts, and Journal of Patent Inventions edited by Luke Herbert (1828)
"When the works are wound up, the impendent rests upon the pendent, and the chain lays ... 1 and 8 show the impendent, made of the same metal as the case; ..."

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