pendent
What is the opposite of pendent? Here is what we hold, with its meaning and related words.
Adj — Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.
Etymology
From Middle English pendaunt, Anglo-Norman pendaunt, pendant, respelled to reflect Latin pendēns, pendentis, present participle of pendere (“to hang, to be suspended”). Compare pendant, which retained the spelling.
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