adj
Meaning 1
Hanging from, or as if from, a support.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: suspended
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pendulous
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈpɛndjʊləs/
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UK: /ˈpɛndʒʊləs/
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US: /ˈpɛndʒələs/
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US: /ˈpɛndjələs/
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adj
Meaning 2
Indecisive or hesitant
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Having branches etc. that bend downwards; drooping or weeping
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- nodding daffodils
- the pendulous branches of a weeping willow
- lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cernuous, drooping, nodding, weeping
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pendulus (“pendant”), from pendeō (“to hang”).
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: висящ (visjašt) — hanging down
- Bulgarian: увиснал (uvisnal) — hanging down
- Finnish: riippuva — hanging down
- Finnish: roikkuva — hanging down
- Latin: pendulus — hanging down
- Māori: hāwere — hanging down
- Māori: hauwere — hanging down
- Polish: zwisający — hanging down
- Polish: wiszący — hanging down
- Spanish: péndulo — hanging down
Real reading context