Dependent vs. Pendant

Dependentadjective

Relying upon; depending upon.

Dependentadjective

(statistics) Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.

Dependentadjective

Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.

Dependentadjective

(medicine) Affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.

Dependentadjective

Hanging down.

Dependentnoun

(US) One who relies on another for support

Dependentnoun

(grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.

Dependentnoun

(grammar) The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but preceded by a particle to form the negative or a tense form. Found in Greek and in the Gaelic languages.

Dependentadjective

Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.

Dependentadjective

Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will, power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining; subordinate; - often with on or upon; as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends. Opposite of independent.

Dependentadjective

conditional; contingent or conditioned. Opposite of unconditional.

Dependentadjective

addicted to drugs.

Dependentnoun

One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on another for financial support or favor; a hanger-on; a retainer; as, a numerous train of dependents.

Dependentnoun

That which depends; corollary; consequence.

Dependentnoun

a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

Dependentadjective

not independent;

Dependentadjective

contingent on something else

Dependentadjective

of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence;

Dependentadjective

being under the power or sovereignty of another or others;

Dependentadjective

addicted to a drug

Dependentadjective

contingent on or determined by

Dependentadjective

requiring someone or something for financial or other support

Dependentadjective

unable to do without

Dependentadjective

(of a clause, phrase, or word) subordinate to another clause, phrase, or word

Dependentnoun

variant spelling of dependant

Pendantnoun

(architecture) A supporting post attached to the main rafter.

Pendantnoun

A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.

Pendantnoun

The dangling part of an earring.

Pendantnoun

(nautical) A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant.

Pendantnoun

(fine arts) One of a pair; a counterpart.

Pendantnoun

(obsolete) An appendix or addition, as to a book.

Pendantnoun

Testicles.

Pendantnoun

(obsolete) A pendulum.

Pendantnoun

(US) The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.

Pendantnoun

A lamp hanging from the roof.

Pendantnoun

An ornament of wood or of stone hanging downwards from a roof.

Pendantnoun

A long narrow flag at the head of the principal mast in a royal ship.

Pendantnoun

Something which hangs or depends; something suspended; a hanging appendage, especially one of an ornamental character, as to a chandelier or an eardrop; also, an appendix or addition, as to a book.

Pendantnoun

An ornamental object or piece of jewelry with a hook so that it can be hung from a chain around the neck.

Pendantnoun

A hanging ornament on roofs, ceilings, etc., much used in the later styles of Gothic architecture, where it is of stone, and an important part of the construction. There are imitations in plaster and wood, which are mere decorative features.

Pendantnoun

One of a pair; a counterpart; as, one vase is the pendant to the other vase.

Pendantnoun

A pendulum.

Pendantnoun

The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.

Pendantnoun

an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

Pendantnoun

branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling

Pendant

A pendant is a loose-hanging piece of jewellery, generally attached by a small loop to a necklace, which may be known as a . A pendant earring is an earring with a piece hanging down.