Definitions for pendent

pendent pend·ent

Spelling: [pen-duh nt]
IPA: /ˈpɛn dənt/

Pendent is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 82 anagrams from letters in pendent (deennpt).

Definitions for pendent

noun

  1. pendant.

adjective

  1. hanging or suspended:
  2. overhanging; jutting; projecting:
  3. undecided; undetermined; pending:
  4. impending.

Origin of pendent

1275-1325; Latin pendent- (stem of pendēns), present participle of pendēre to hang; replacing Middle English pendaunt Anglo-French (Old French pendant), present participle of pendre Latin pen

Examples for pendent

Descending the pendent rope, Paul disappears in the darkness.

Mrs. Hooven had pendent earrings of imitation jet in her ears.

The pendent ornaments hung to the necklaces are very beautiful.

To this was sometimes suspended a pomander-box, tablets, or a pendent reliquary.

His dress consists of a high-crowned hat, and a pendent frill.

The pendent ornament called a tassel is a diminutive of Mid.

He grovelled on the divan heavy in thought and with pendent arms.

They are erect, pendent, or spreading, according to their form or position.

A variety occurs with larger, more conical, and pendent pods.

Hahn's horse was standing there obediently with pendent reins anchoring it!

Word Value for pendent
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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