appendage C2+ Topic:The Human Body US /əˈpɛndɪdʒ/ UK /əˈpɛndɪdʒ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a part attached or subordinate to a larger body The crab waved a spindly appendage at the intruder. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a part attached or... attachmentadjunctlimbextensionprojectionappendix Word family Related forms appendappendixappendicular Common collocations auricular appendage Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From append + -age, from Latin appendere ('to hang upon'), from ad- ('to') + pendere ('to hang'). appendere Latin pendere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # appendage **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈpɛndɪdʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈpɛndɪdʒ/ ## Meanings 1. a part attached or subordinate to a larger body ## Examples - The crab waved a spindly appendage at the intruder. ## Synonyms - attachment - adjunct - limb - extension - projection - appendix ## Related Forms - append - appendix - appendicular ## Roots and Affixes - Root: appendere - Root: pendere ## Etymology From append + -age, from Latin appendere ('to hang upon'), from ad- ('to') + pendere ('to hang'). ## AI Etymology Appendage is a noun meaning "a part attached or subordinate to a larger body". Historically, it is from append + -age, from Latin appendere ('to hang upon'), from ad- ('to') + pendere ('to hang'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: appendage is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "a part attached or subordinate to a larger body", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin appendere with Latin pendere. Close English family members include append, appendix, and appendicular. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown