Pendent Definition

pendənt
adjective
Hanging; suspended.
Webster's New World
Overhanging.
Webster's New World
Undecided; pending.
Webster's New World

(grammar, of a sentence) Incomplete in some sense, such as lacking a finite verb.

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noun

Pendant.

Webster's New World

Alternative spelling of pendant.

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Other Word Forms of Pendent

Noun

Singular:
pendent
Plural:
pendents

Origin of Pendent

  • Middle English pendant (influenced by Latin pendēns pendent-) (present participle of pendēre to hang) from Old French pendant1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin pendens, pendentis, p.pr. of pendere to hang, to be suspended. Compare pendant. From Anglo-Norman pendaunt, Old French pendant.

    From Wiktionary

Pendent Sentence Examples

  • Since the four co-ordinates (Cartesian or other) of these two points are connected by the relation which expresses the invariability of the length AB, it is plain that virtually three inde pendent elements are re quired and suffice to specify the position of the lamina.

  • The muzzle is short, the ears large and pendent, the limbs relatively short and heavy, and the coat thick and frequently long.

  • The English mastiff is a huge and powerful dog with pendent ears but short and silky coat.

  • The ears, naturally pendent at the tips, are always cropped.

  • A variety with very pendent boughs, known as the " drooping " larch var.

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Words Starting With

PPEPEN

Words Ending With

TNTENT

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pendent

Words Starting With P and Ending With T

Starts With P & Ends With TStarts With PE & Ends With TStarts With P & Ends With NT

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With T