pendent
Suspended from above
Pendent means hanging or suspended: pendent icicles, a pendent lamp.
The word also describes something that overhangs or projects outward.
In legal contexts, pendent describes matters awaiting resolution—a case still pendent before the court.
The spelling pendant is more common for the noun (a hanging ornament), while pendent serves as the adjective, though the distinction often blurs.
Suspended and swaying freely
- swayingRhythmic lateral movement
- droopingHanging or bending downward
- swingingMoving in arcs
- pendulousHanging so as to swing
trailing · cascading · draping · flowing · bobbing · oscillating · undulating · quivering
Hinged pendant holding keepsakes
- medallionLarge decorative disk pendant
- charmAttractive personal quality
- dropletTiny liquid sphere
- earringLobe-worn adornment
chandelier · tassel · fringe · festoon · garland · ornament · bauble · bob
Awaiting resolution or decision
- unresolvedLacking final determination
- awaitingStaying until something arrives
- undeterminedNot yet established
- unsettledNot yet resolved
outstanding · incomplete · inconclusive · open · in abeyance · undecided · contingent · provisional
dangling
Suspended and swaying freely
pendulous · trailing · cascading · draping · flowing · bobbing · oscillating · undulating · quivering · fluttering
locket
Hinged pendant holding keepsakes
earring · chandelier · tassel · fringe · festoon · garland · ornament · bauble · bob · teardrop
pending
Awaiting resolution or decision
- unresolvedLacking final determination
- awaitingStaying until something arrives
- undeterminedNot yet established
unsettled · outstanding · incomplete · inconclusive · open · in abeyance · undecided · contingent · provisional · tentative
overhang
Section projecting beyond support
balcony · cornice · cantilever · ledge · projection · outcrop · awning · bracket · jut · brow
pendentsustaining
Maintaining over time
supporting · load-bearing · buttressed · braced · foundational