pendent

Adj

1. Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.
2. Pending (in various senses).
3. 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.
4. Hanging or pointed downward; (of a crescent) with its horns pointing downward.
5. Incomplete in some sense, such as lacking a finite verb.
6. (obsolete) Projecting over something; overhanging.

Noun

Alternative spelling of pendant.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɛndənt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: pendaunt

In summary

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.

Synonyms

hanging

pendant

hanging down

suspended

dependent

pendulous

suspension

chandelier

pending

pensile

protruding

slanting

suspend

underslung

contingent on

strung-out

dependent upon

contingent upon

dependant upon

undetermined

dingle dangle

budging

contingent

dangling

depending

hang out

nodding

outstanding

overhanging

projecting