Associations to the word «Pendent»

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

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.