What is "pendant" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does pendant mean in English? Meaning of pendant definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "pendant" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "pendant": an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

Noun

  • Meaning: an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
  • Synonyms: pendant pendent
  • Hyponyms: lavalier lavaliere lavalliere
  • Hypernyms: adornment
  • Meaning of "pendant": held from above

    Adjective

  • Meaning: held from above
  • Example: a pendant bunch of grapes
  • Synonyms: dependent pendant pendent
  • Similar: supported
  • Meaning of "pendant": branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling

    Noun

  • Meaning: branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
  • Synonyms: chandelier pendant pendent
  • Hypernyms: lighting fixture
  • Adjective: (architecture) A supporting post attached to the main rafter. [from 14th c.](obsolete, in the plural) Testicles. [15th-17th c.]A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck. [from 15th c.](nautical) A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant. [from 15th c.]The dangling part of an earring. [from 16th c.](obsolete) An appendix or addition, as to a book. Keightley Many […] have been pleased with this work and its pendant, the Tales and Popular Fictions.Keightley Many […] have been pleased with this work and its pendant, the Tales and Popular Fictions.(fine arts) One of a pair; a counterpart. One vase is the pendant to the other vase.(obsolete) A pendulum. (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir K. Digby to this entry?)(US) The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended. (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
  • Synonyms:

    necklace, rosary, chaplet, choker, pearls, necklet, wampum, bracelet, cable, fetter, coupling, manacle, shackle, trammel, connection, link, iron, bond, lavaliere, locket, clinker, accompaniment, consummation, rest, supplement, enhancement, total, completion, capacity, entirety, totality, quota, augmentation, aggregate, remainder, correlate, counterpart, addition, correlative, balance, enrichment, filler, makeweight, finishing touch, rounding-off, interrelationship, interaction, parallel, correspondence, interchange, reciprocity, relationship, complement, counterpart, correspondent, interdependence, analogue, alternation, match, interconnection, interrelation, supplement, correspondent, fellow, like, correlate, opposite, obverse, equivalent, tally, Doppelganger, duplicate, equal, twin, mate, correlative, ringer, analogue, copy, complement, ditto, carbon copy, dead ringer, spitting image, look alike, opposite number, peas in a pod, spit and image, two of a kind, apron, hanging, fold, tag, tab, strip, skirt, overlap, adjunct, tail, lug, lobe, ply, accessory, fly, drop, cover, queue, appendage, lapel, tippet, pendulosity, gold, glass, ornament, treasure, bracelet, jewel, trinket, brooch, costume, necklace, knickknack, tiara, silver, gem, pin, crown, ring, frippery, chain, bangle, cross, ice, bauble, regalia, junk, adornment, stone, band, charm, brass, beads, rosary, finery, rock, earring, cameo, anklet, stickpin, bijou, diamonds, choker, sparkler, locket, solitaire, lavaliere, tie pin, strand, jewelry, beads, string, choker, pearls, locket, lavalliere, carcanet, riviere, dangling, dependent, drooping, pending, suspended, unsettled, pensile, swinging, pendent, pendulant, banner, pennant, pennon, ensign, banderole, banderol,

    Antonyms:

    core, decrease, base, part, fraction, imbalance, difference, disassociation, disconnection, opposite, original, calm, peace, peacefulness, plainness,

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