pensile

English

Alternative forms

• pensill (obsolete)

Etymology

From classical Latin pensilis, from the past participle stem of pendere (“to hang”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɛnsaɪl/

Adjective

pensile (comparative more pensile, superlative most pensile)

1. Hanging down, suspended.
   • 1658: However the account of the Pensill or hanging gardens of Babylon [...] is of no slender antiquity — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 165)

Anagrams

• sleep in

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Italian

Adjective

pensile m and f (m and f plural pensili)

1. hanging, suspended

Derived terms

• giardino pensile

Related terms

• pensilina

Noun

pensile m (plural pensili)

1. wall cabinet; wall cupboard

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Latin

Adjective

pensile

1. nominative neuter singular of pensilis
2. accusative neuter singular of pensilis
3. vocative neuter singular of pensilis