Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pendulous

/ˈpɛndʒələs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: pen-du-lous
IPA: /ˈpɛndʒələs/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Hanging from, or as if from, a support.

adj

Indecisive or hesitant

adj

Having branches etc. that bend downwards; drooping or weeping

Example Sentences

"The prehistorian Andre Leroi-Gourhan has identified it as "a woman holding a bison horn." With her large pendulous breasts, great stomach, and immense hips, this Paleolithic Madonna is of a type found with countless other figurines in excavations from Spain to the Soviet Union."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: pendulus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɛndʒələs/
British English: /ˈpɛndjʊləs/

Inflected Forms

more pendulous (comparative) most pendulous (superlative)

Derived Forms

pendulously pendulousness

Phrases

pendulous abdomen

Frequently Paired Words

pendant pendulum

Synonyms

suspended cernuous drooping nodding weeping

Questions

How do you pronounce pendulous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛndʒələs/.
What does pendulous mean?: Hanging from, or as if from, a support.
Where does pendulous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce pendulous

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