Pendant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun Also pendent.
  1. a hanging ornament, as an earring or the main piece suspended from a necklace.
  2. an ornament suspended from a roof, vault, or ceiling.
  3. a hanging electrical lighting fixture; chandelier.
  4. that by which something is suspended, as the ringed stem of a watch.
  5. a match, parallel, companion, or counterpart.
  6. a length of rope attached to a masthead, the end of a yardarm, etc., and having a block or thimble secured to its free end.
adjective
  1. pendent.
noun
    • an ornament that hangs from a piece of jewellery
    • 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. 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
  1. a variant spelling of pendent
Pendant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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