US /ˈpɛndʒələs/ UK /ˈpɛndjʊləs/
adj Freq #104899

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Hanging loosely downward, especially so as to swing freely.

    The willow's pendulous branches trailed in the water.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · hanging loosely downward,... suspendeddrooping
Word family
Derived forms pendulouslypendulousness
Related forms pendantpendulum

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pendulus (“pendant”), from pendeō (“to hang”).

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