About The Word Pendent
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Pendent
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What's The Definition Of Pendent?
[adj] supported from above; "the child dabbled his dangling feet in the water"; "fuchsias in hanging pots"; "pendent bunches of grapes"; "a suspended fireplace"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pendent: dangling(a) | hanging | pendant | supported | suspended Related Terms | Find terms related to Pendent: at issue | cascading | conditional | conditioned | contingent | dangling | dependent | depending | falling | falling loosely | flowing | hanging | hung | in question | in suspense | in the balance | open | pending | pendulant | pendular | penduline | pendulous | pensile | suspended | suspenseful | swinging | uncounted | undecided | undetermined | unestablished | unfixed | unsettled | untold | up for grabs | weeping See Also | Pendent In Webster's Dictionary \Pend"ent\, a. [L. pendens, -entis, p. pr. of pendere to
hang, to be suspended. Cf. {Pendant}.]
1. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous;
hanging; as, a pendent leaf. ``The pendent world.''
--Shak.
Often their tresses, when shaken, with pendent
icicles tinkle. --Longfellow.
2. Jutting over; projecting; overhanging. ``A vapor sometime
like a . . . pendent rock.'' --Shak.
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