Associations to the word «Pendent»
Noun
- Variable
- Dependent
- Malaya
- Jurisdiction
- Independent
- Flower
- Th
- De
- Parameter
- Frequency
- Inflorescence
- Ing
- Independence
- Ear
- Con
- Chain
- Sample
- Ph
- Factor
- Individual
- Nation
- Temperature
- Function
- Organization
- Bough
- Constitution
- Penetration
- Regression
- Subsistence
- Wavelength
- Status
- Fibre
- Clinician
- Parchment
- Contractor
- Twig
- Cradle
- Whisker
- Nest
- Bunch
- Gel
- Hang
- Polymer
- Ornament
- Evergreen
- Livelihood
- Elm
- Variance
- Plaintiff
- Shrub
- Autonomy
- Backbone
- Oriole
- Commonwealth
- Dent
- Dimension
- Dis
- Velocity
- Clause
- Input
- Waving
- Starr
- Counsel
- Entity
- Assumption
- Curl
Adjective
Wiktionary
PENDENT, adjective. Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.
PENDENT, adjective. Pending in various senses.
PENDENT, adjective. (architecture) (of a structure) 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.
PENDENT, adjective. (grammar) (of a sentence) incomplete in some sense, such as lacking a finite verb.
PENDENT, adjective. (obsolete) Projecting over something; overhanging.
PENDENT, noun. Alternative spelling of pendant
PENDENT JURISDICTION, noun. (US) (legal) The authority of a United States federal court to hear a closely related state law claim against a party already facing a federal claim.
Dictionary definition
PENDENT, noun. An adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring).
PENDENT, noun. Branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling.
PENDENT, adjective. Held from above; "a pendant bunch of grapes".
Wise words
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at
least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are
nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to
build something with them; they do not win their true
meaning until one knows how to apply them.