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pendant

(pendənt)
Word forms: plural pendants
countable noun
A pendant is an ornament on a chain that you wear round your neck.
Synonyms: necklace, medallion, locket More Synonyms of pendant

pendant in British English

(ˈpɛndənt)
noun
1. 
a. 
an ornament that hangs from a piece of jewellery
b. 
a necklace with such an ornament
2. 
a hanging light, esp a chandelier
3. 
a carved ornament that is suspended from a ceiling or roof
4. 
something that matches or complements something else
5.  Also called: pennant nautical
a length of wire or rope secured at one end to a mast or spar and having a block or other fitting at the lower end
adjective
6.  a variant spelling of pendent
Word origin
C14: from Old French, from pendre to hang, from Latin pendēre to hang down; related to Latin pendere to hang, pondus weight, Greek span to pull

pendant in American English

(ˈpɛndənt)
noun
1. 
a hanging ornamental object, as one suspended from an earring or a necklace
2. 
the stem and ring of a pocket watch
3. 
either of a pair; match or companion piece
4. 
anything hanging, as the pull chain on a lamp
5. 
a decorative piece suspended from a ceiling or roof: used esp. in Gothic architecture
adjective
6. 
pendent
Derived forms
pendantly (ˈpendantly)
adverb
Word origin
ME pendaunt < OFr pendant, prp. of pendre < L pendere, to hang < IE base *(s)pen(d)-, to pull, stretch > spin

Examples of 'pendant' in a sentence
pendant

She keeps his ashes inside a pendant she wears around her neck.
The Sun (2009)
You can also pick up pendants and earrings to match your ring.
The Sun (2015)
The ceiling pendant is them moving nearer the table.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Crossing the vaulted space is a structural tie beam from which a central pendant light can be hung.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The thousands of glass pendants were incandescent with electricity, of all things.
Zindell, David The Broken God (1993)
Twins = earrings, triplets = earring and pendant set.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Other items include bracelets, earrings and pendants.
The Sun (2013)
They cost 189 each with a pendant fitting.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He fiddles with a flat glass pendant as he discusses his insecurities at Covent Garden.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Manufacturing methods were changing, too, so it was possible to stamp out earrings and pendants using far less gold.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A matt finish solid silver leaf is fashioned into a beautiful pendant, earrings and also as the silver decoration on a polished wooden bangle.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

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In other languages
pendant

British English: pendant /ˈpɛndənt/ NOUN
A pendant is an ornament on a chain that you wear round your neck.
  • American English: pendant
  • Arabic: قِلادَةٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pingente
  • Chinese: 垂饰
  • Croatian: privjesak
  • Czech: přívěsek
  • Danish: hængesmykke
  • Dutch: hanger
  • European Spanish: colgante
  • Finnish: riipus
  • French: pendentif
  • German: Anhänger Kette
  • Greek: παντατίφ
  • Italian: ciondolo
  • Japanese: ペンダント
  • Korean: 펜던트
  • Norwegian: anheng
  • Polish: brelok
  • European Portuguese: berloque
  • Romanian: pandantiv
  • Russian: подвеска
  • Latin American Spanish: colgante
  • Swedish: hängsmycke
  • Thai: จี้ห้อยคอ
  • Turkish: pandantif
  • Ukrainian: кулон
  • Vietnamese: mặt dây chuyền

Chinese translation of 'pendant'

pendant

(ˈpɛndnt)

n (c)

  1. 垂饰(飾) (chuíshì) (件, jiàn)
(noun) 
Definition
an ornament that hangs from a piece of jewellery
a jade pendant on a slender gold chain
Synonyms
necklace
She dropped her pearl necklace on the dressing-table.
medallion
locket

Nearby words of
pendant

  • penchant
  • pencil
  • pencil something or someone in
  • pendant
  • pendent
  • pending
  • pendulous

Synonyms of 'pendant'

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