Pendent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɛndənt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɛndənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɛndənt/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɛndənt/.

Examples

a pendant bunch of grapes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pendant dependent chandelier

Parts of Speech

noun	an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
noun	branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
adjective	held from above “a pendant bunch of grapes”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hängend

ein Schmuckstück, das an einem Schmuckstück (Halskette oder Ohrring) hängt

🇫🇷French

pendant

une parure qui pend à un bijou (collier ou boucle d'oreille)

🇪🇸Spanish

pendiente

un adorno que cuelga de una pieza de joyería (collar o arete)

🇮🇹Italian

pendente

un ornamento che pende da un gioiello (collana o orecchino)

🇳🇱Dutch

hangend

een sieraad dat aan een sieraad hangt (ketting of oorbel)

🇵🇹Portuguese

pendente

um adorno que fica pendurado em uma joia (colar ou brinco)

🇷🇺Russian

кулон

украшение, свисающее с ювелирного изделия (ожерелья или серьги)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लटकता हुआ

एक सजावट जो गहनों के एक टुकड़े (हार या बाली) से लटकती है

🇧🇩Bengali

পেন্ডেন্ট

একটি অলঙ্করণ যা একটি গহনা (নেকলেস বা কানের দুল) থেকে ঝুলে থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

பதக்கத்தில்

ஒரு நகையில் இருந்து தொங்கும் ஒரு அலங்காரம் (நெக்லஸ் அல்லது காதணி)

🇮🇳Telugu

పెండెంట్

ఆభరణం (హారము లేదా చెవిపోగు) నుండి వేలాడదీసే అలంకారం

🇮🇳Marathi

लटकन

दागिन्यांचा तुकडा (हार किंवा कानातले) टांगलेला अलंकार

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેન્ડન્ટ

એક શણગાર જે દાગીનાના ટુકડા (ગળાનો હાર અથવા બુટ્ટી) થી અટકી જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೆಂಡೆಂಟ್

ಆಭರಣದ ತುಂಡು (ಹಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಕಿವಿಯೋಲೆ) ನಿಂದ ನೇತಾಡುವ ಅಲಂಕರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പെൻഡൻ്റ്

ഒരു ആഭരണത്തിൽ നിന്ന് തൂങ്ങിക്കിടക്കുന്ന ഒരു അലങ്കാരം (മാല അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കമ്മൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੰਬਿਤ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਿੰਗਾਰ ਜੋ ਗਹਿਣਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਟੁਕੜੇ ਤੋਂ ਲਟਕਦਾ ਹੈ (ਹਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਕੰਨ ਦੀ ਬਾਲੀ)

🇵🇰Urdu

لٹکا ہوا

زیورات کے ٹکڑے سے لٹکا ہوا زیور (ہار یا بالی)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

悬垂的

悬挂在珠宝（项链或耳环）上的装饰品

🇯🇵Japanese

ペンダント

宝石類（ネックレスまたはイヤリング）からぶら下がっている装飾品

🇰🇷Korean

매달린

보석류(목걸이나 귀걸이)에 매달린 장식품

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chưa xong

một vật trang trí treo trên một món đồ trang sức (vòng cổ hoặc bông tai)

🇹🇭Thai

จี้

เครื่องประดับที่ห้อยจากเครื่องประดับ (สร้อยคอหรือต่างหู)

🇮🇩Indonesian

tergantung

hiasan yang digantung pada perhiasan (kalung atau anting-anting)

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakulong

isang palamuti na nakasabit sa isang piraso ng alahas (kuwintas o hikaw)

🇲🇾Malay

tergantung

perhiasan yang digantung pada sekeping perhiasan (kalung atau anting-anting)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معلقة

زينة تتدلى من قطعة الحلي (قلادة أو حلق)

🇮🇷Persian

معلق

زینتی که از یک جواهر (گردنبند یا گوشواره) آویزان می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

asılı

Bir mücevher parçasından (kolye veya küpe) sarkan süs eşyası

🇮🇱Hebrew

תלוי

קישוט התלוי על תכשיט (שרשרת או עגיל)

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The primary meaning of 'pendent' is 'an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)'.

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Using 'pendent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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