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Definition of pendent : 1. Jutting over; projecting; overhanging.
2. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf.

Synonyms:

pendant, dangling, suspended, supported

dependent

hanging, pendulous

Usage examples:

• The man, still sitting on his haunches, still clasping the feet of the pendent bird, moves over beside his fire, faces his dwelling, and voices the only words of this strangely cruel scene. - "The Bontoc Igorot", Albert Ernest Jenks.
• Last year one started a nest in an oak near my study, then after a few days of hesitating labor left it and selected the traditional site of her race, the pendent branch of an elm by the roadside. - "The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers", John Burroughs.
• A lean mother- cat came and rubbed her thin, pendent flanks against their legs, purring and whining. - "The Bent Twig", Dorothy Canfield.