NOUN | artifact | pendant, pendent | an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) |
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artifact | pendant, chandelier, pendent | branched lighting fixture | |
ADJECTIVE | all | pendant, pendent, dependent | held from above |
Sounds | peh'ndahnt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | Held from above. | |
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Example | "a pendant bunch of grapes" | |
Synonyms | pendent, dependent | |
Broader | supported | held up or having the weight borne especially from below |
Spanish | colgante, suspenso | |
Catalan | penjant, suspès |
Meaning | An adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring). | |
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Synonym | pendent | |
Part of | necklace | jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems / gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women) |
pendant earring, drop earring, eardrop | An earring with a pendant ornament | |
Narrower | lavaliere, lavalier, lavalliere | Jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck |
Broader | adornment | A decoration of color / color or interest that is added to relieve plainness |
Spanish | colgante, pinjante | |
Catalan | penjoll |
Meaning | branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling. | |
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Synonyms | chandelier, pendent | |
Broader | lighting fixture | A fixture providing artificial light |
Spanish | almenara, araña de luces, araña, lámpara de araña, lucerna | |
Catalan | aranya, pendant, pendent |
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