What does pendulous mean?

pendulous means "having branches or flower heads that bend downward".

How many syllables are in pendulous?

pendulous has 3 syllables: pen-du-lous. The stress falls on "pen". In IPA it is /ˈpɛndʒələs/.

What is another word for pendulous?

Close synonyms include cernuous, drooping, nodding, weeping. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pendulous a common word?

pendulous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Pendulous — meaning, pronunciation and syllables

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
“nodding daffodils”
“the pendulous branches of a weeping willow”
“lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers”
Synonymscernuous drooping nodding weeping
Similarunerect
biology

Questions about pendulous

What does pendulous mean?: pendulous means "having branches or flower heads that bend downward".
How many syllables are in pendulous?: pendulous has 3 syllables: pen-du-lous. The stress falls on "pen". In IPA it is /ˈpɛndʒələs/.
What is another word for pendulous?: Close synonyms include cernuous, drooping, nodding, weeping. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is pendulous a common word?: pendulous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for pendulous come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
“nodding daffodils”
“the pendulous branches of a weeping willow”
“lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers”
Synonymscernuous drooping nodding weeping
Similarunerect
biology

Questions about pendulous

What does pendulous mean?: pendulous means "having branches or flower heads that bend downward".
How many syllables are in pendulous?: pendulous has 3 syllables: pen-du-lous. The stress falls on "pen". In IPA it is /ˈpɛndʒələs/.
What is another word for pendulous?: Close synonyms include cernuous, drooping, nodding, weeping. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is pendulous a common word?: pendulous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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