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Definitions for Pendant
[1] a hanging ornament, as an earring or the main piece suspended from a necklace.
[2] an ornament suspended from a roof, vault, or ceiling.
[3] a hanging electrical lighting fixture; chandelier.
[4] that by which something is suspended, as the ringed stem of a watch.
[5] a match, parallel, companion, or counterpart.
[6] Also pennant. Nautical . a length of rope attached to a masthead, the end of a yardarm, etc., and having a block or thimble secured to its free end.
[7] pendent.
[8] an ornament that hangs from a piece of jewellery a necklace with such an ornament
[9] a hanging light, esp a chandelier
[10] a carved ornament that is suspended from a ceiling or roof
[11] something that matches or complements something else
[12] Also called: pennant nautical a length of wire or rope secured at one end to a mast or spar and having a block or other fitting at the lower end
[13] a variant spelling of pendent
Words related to Pendant
gold, glass, ornament, treasure, bracelet, jewel, trinket, brooch, costume, necklace, knickknack, tiara, silver, gem, earring, strand, jewelry, choker, rosary, banner
Words nearby Pendant
penciliform, penciling, pend, pend oreille, penda, pendant, pendelikon, pendency, pendent, pendente lite, pendentive
Origin of Pendant
1300–50; Middle English pendaunt < Anglo-French; Middle French pendant, noun use of present participle of pendre to hang < Vulgar Latin *pendere for Latin pendēre. See pend, -ant
Words that may be confused with Pendant
pendant, pendent, pennant, pundit
Other words from Pendant
pend·ant·ed , adjective
pend·ant·like , adjective
non·pend·ant , adjective
un·pend·ant , adjective
Word origin for Pendant
C14: from Old French, from pendre to hang, from Latin pendēre to hang down; related to Latin pendere to hang, pondus weight, Greek span to pull
Synonyms for Pendant
dangling, dependent, drooping, pendent, pending, pendulant, pensile, suspended, swinging, unsettled