impendent

[ im-pen-duh nt ]
/ ɪmˈpɛn dənt /
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adjective

impending.

Origin of impendent

1585–95; < Latin impendent- stem of impendēns present participle of impendēre to hang over, threaten. See impend, -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM impendent

im·pend·ence, im·pend·en·cy, noun

Words nearby impendent

impedor, impel, impellent, impeller, impend, impendent, impending, impenetrability, impenetrable, impenitent, impennate

Words related to impendence

peril, risk, blackmail, hazard, intimidation, menace, omen, commination, thunder, fix, bluff, foreboding, fulmination, presage, portent, foreshadowing