Pendant vs. Pendent

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.

Pendentadjective

Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.

Pendentadjective

pending in various senses.

Pendentadjective

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.

Pendentadjective

incomplete in some sense, such as lacking a finite verb.

Pendentadjective

(obsolete) Projecting over something; overhanging.

Pendentadjective

Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf.

Pendentadjective

Jutting over; projecting; overhanging.

Pendent

Pendent is an adjective that describes the condition of hanging, either literally, or figuratively, as in undecided or incomplete. To be distinguished from the spelling , which is the noun.