Dictionary

pendant en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˈpɪ̟ndn̩t] (pin-pen-merger)
• /ˈpɪ̟nd(ə)nt/ (pin-pen-merger)
• /ˈpɪ̟nənt/ (pin-pen-merger)
• /ˈpɛnd(ə)nt/
• (Southern-England) audio
• [ˈpɛndn̩t]
• /ˈpɛnənt/

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman pendaunt, Middle French pendant, noun use of adjective.

Meanings

1. A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
2. A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.
3. The dangling part of an earring.
4. A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant.
5. (qualifier:fine arts) One of a pair; a counterpart.
   • One vase is the pendant to the other vase.
6. (US) The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
7. A lamp hanging from the roof.
8. An ornament of wood or of stone hanging downwards from a roof.
9. A long narrow flag at the head of the principal mast in a royal ship.
10. (obsolete) An appendix or addition, as to a book.
    • Many […] have been pleased with this work and its pendant, the Tales and Popular Fictions. 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology:
11. (in-plural, obsolete) Testicles.
12. (obsolete) A pendulum.
    • a pendant being brought up to any height by the force of a former motion downwards 1644, Kenelme [i.e., Kenelm] Digby, Two Treatises. In the One of which, the Nature of Bodies; in the Other, the Nature of Mans Soule; is Looked into: In Way of Discovery, of the Immortality of Reasonable Soules, Paris: […] Gilles Blaizot, →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

pendanted · pendant light · pendantlike

Relateds

pendent · to impend · pennant · to depend · penchant · to pend

Translations (73)

km បន្តោង (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · mk приврзок (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · fi riipus (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · ca penjoll (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · es pendentif (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · hy կախազարդ (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · fi vitja (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · ro pandantiv (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · eo medaliono (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · mi taupiko (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · bg висулка (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · nl bedel (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · pt pingente (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · gd crochadan (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · pl brelok (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · lv kulons (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · cs přívěšek (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · eo breloko (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · mi tautau (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · mi whakarupe (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · ru брело́к (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · mk висулец (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · id liontin (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · ar قِلَادَة (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · pl wisior (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · oc pendilh (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · nv nazhahí (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · hi हार (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · tl tawing (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · sk prívesok (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · de Anhänger (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · nl bedeltje (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · cmn 墜飾 /坠饰 (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · nl hangertje (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · is hálsmen (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · he תליון (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · tr pandantif (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · cmn 吊墜 /吊坠 (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · is men (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · is nisti (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · es dije (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · sh prívesak (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · es pendiente (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · sh при́вјесак (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · cmn 垂飾 /垂饰 (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · hu függő (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · ar مُعَلَّق (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · el μενταγιόν (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · ja ペンダント (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · da vedhæng (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · pl wisiorek (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · nl hanger (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · oc pendòrla (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · tr kolye (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · ga igín ((nautical) short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles) · fo heingiprýði (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · sh при́весак (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · cs přívěsek (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · es colgante (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · bg огърлица (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · fr pendentif (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · ar عِقْد (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · ru подве́ска (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · sv hängsmycke (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · ko 펜던트 (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · ga siogairlín (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · it ciondolo (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · uk кулон (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · sh prívjesak (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · eo kolĉeno (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · ru куло́н (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · yi נאָכהענגערל (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) · ja 垂れ飾り (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck)