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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pend•ent /ˈpɛndənt/USA pronunciation adj. Also, pendant. - hanging or suspended.
- overhanging;
jutting. - (esp. of a lawsuit) undecided;
pending.
n. - pendant.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pend•ent (pen′dənt),USA pronunciation adj. Also, pendant. - hanging or suspended:a pendent lamp.
- overhanging;
jutting;
projecting:pendent cliffs. - undecided;
undetermined;
pending:a lawsuit that is still pendent. - impending.
n. - pendant.
- Latin pendēre; see pendant
- Anglo-French (Old French pendant), present participle of pendre
- Latin pendent- (stem of pendēns), present participle of pendēre to hang; replacing Middle English pendaunt
- 1275–1325
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