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pendent a. 下垂的,悬而未决的,即将来临的 下垂的,悬而未决的,即将来临的 pendent adj 1: held from above; " a pendant bunch of grapes" [ synonym: { pendent}, { pendant}, { dependent}] n 1: an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry ( necklace or earring) [ synonym: { pendant}, { pendent}] 2: branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling [ synonym: { chandelier}, { pendant}, { pendent}] Pendent \ Pend" ent\ ( p[ e^] nd" ent), a. [ L. pendens, - entis, p. pr. of pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf. { Pendant}.] 1. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf. " The pendent world." -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Often their tresses, when shaken, with pendent icicles tinkle. -- Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Jutting over; projecting; overhanging. " A vapor sometime like a . . . pendent rock." -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 35 Moby Thesaurus words for " pendent": at issue, cascading, conditional, conditioned, contingent, dangling, dependent, depending, falling, falling loosely, flowing, hanging, hung, in question, in suspense, in the balance, open, pending, pendulant, pendular, penduline, pendulous, pensile, suspended, suspenseful, swinging, uncounted, undecided, undetermined, unestablished, unfixed, unsettled, untold, up for grabs, weeping
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