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pendant

pendant

34 3.0
A small piece of jewelry that hangs from a chain or earring
  • noun
  • /ˈpɛndənt/
translation icon : colgante
  • The pendant shimmered beautifully as it dangled from her silver chain.
  • necklace with pendant
  • wear a pendant
  • cross pendant

Please turn in your Erin go bra button, your Notre Dame pendant and your box of Lucky Charms.

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Examples

  • So it's possible that the sun pendant belonged to or was made by an Irish gold worker.

  • I still wear the pendant you got me, Holga.

    Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

  • I still carry the pendant you gave me the day we left the city.

    Francis of Assisi (1961)

  • The pendant will be yours.

    The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)

  • This is more than a pendant.

    The Da Vinci Code (2006)

  • "Raymond gave this pendant to me for our anniversary." "I know, I sold it to him."

    Fiction book (2000)

  • In his open palm rested a necklace with a pendant of yellow glass.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Rachel took the diamond pendant and the antique pen and headed into the pines behind the house.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • A smile crept to Ipa's lips as she touched the small turtle pendant hanging around her neck.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • A silver gilt Ethiopian cross pendant in the vitrine was a recent acquisition.

    Academic text (2006)

Synonyms

lavalier
vspendant
1 9.9

A small pendant with jewels on a chain worn around the neck

is broader, covering hanging ornaments on chains, necklaces, or earrings not only jeweled neck pieces
pendent
vspendant
  • UK
6.8

A small hanging decoration on a necklace or earring

is the same in meaning but is the alternative form or spelling
pendentive
vspendant
  • Archaic
9.9

A small ornament that hangs down from jewelry or a lamp

is the common modern term for hanging jewelry rather than archaic decorative use

Compounds

pendant earring
3.7

A piece of jewellery that hangs from the ear with a small decoration

How Big

medallion
  • US
12 6.7
pendant
34 3.0
locket
84 4.2

Surface Forms

pendant singular
pendants plural

Morphology

pendant = pend (semi-transparent) = pend + ant

The noun sense denotes an object that hangs; morphologically regular but relies on the less familiar combining form 'pend' for learners.

Etymology

Pendant comes from the Latin pendere, 'to hang', and the same root is in words like pendulum and suspend. A helpful image is a small ornament hanging from a chain, so a pendant is a piece of jewelry that 'hangs' from a necklace.