pendulous C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈpɛndʒələs/ UK /ˈpɛndjʊləs/ See IPA manual Freq #104899 Meanings 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 AI details Borrowed from Latin pendulus (“pendant”), from pendeō (“to hang”). pendulus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # pendulous **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpɛndʒələs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɛndjʊləs/ **Frequency rank:** 104899 ## Meanings 1. Hanging loosely downward, especially so as to swing freely. ## Examples - The willow's pendulous branches trailed in the water. ## Derived Forms - pendulously - pendulousness ## Related Forms - pendant - pendulum ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pendulus ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin pendulus (“pendant”), from pendeō (“to hang”). ## AI Etymology Pendulous is borrowed from Latin pendulus (“pendant”), from pendeō (“to hang”). In present-day use, it means hanging loosely downward, especially so as to swing freely. Derived formations include pendulously and pendulousness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown