Meanings
nounappendage (plural appendages)
plural appendages
- A natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism.
The small building was added as an appendage to the main structure.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan external body part that projects from the body
Broader
external body part
nouna natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)pend-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)péndeti
- Proto-Italic*pendō
- Latinpendō
- Latinappendō
- Old Frenchapendre
- Middle Englishappenden
- Englishappend
- Englishappendage
Translations
Ancient Greek προσήκη
- προσήκη (prosḗkē)part that is joined to something larger
Bulgarian израстък, израстък
- израстък (izrastăk)external body part
- израстък (izrastăk)natural prolongation or projection
- придатък (pridatăk)part that is joined to something larger
Chinese Mandarin 四肢
- 四肢 (sìzhī)external body part
Dutch appendage
- appendageexternal body part
Esperanto aneksaĵo
- aneksaĵonatural prolongation or projection
Finnish uloke, raaja
- ulokeexternal body part
- raajaexternal body part
- ulokenatural prolongation or projection
- lisäkepart that is joined to something larger
German Extremität, Körperglied
- Extremitätexternal body part
- Körpergliedexternal body part
- Gliedexternal body part
- Gliedmaßeexternal body part
- Auswuchsnatural prolongation or projection
- Fortsatznatural prolongation or projection
- Ansatznatural prolongation or projection
- Ansatzpart that is joined to something larger
- Anhangpart that is joined to something larger
- Anhängselpart that is joined to something larger
- Anfügungpart that is joined to something larger
- Zubehörpart that is joined to something larger
Greek άκρο, μέλος
- άκρο (ákro)external body part
- μέλος (mélos)external body part
- απόφυση (apófysi)natural prolongation or projection
- προσάρτημα (prosártima)part that is joined to something larger
- παραφυάδα (parafyáda)part that is joined to something larger
Hebrew גַּף
- גַּף (gaf)external body part
Irish géagán, géagán
- géagánexternal body part
- géagánnatural prolongation or projection
Italian membro, arto
- membroexternal body part
- artoexternal body part
- protuberanzaexternal body part
- membronatural prolongation or projection
- estremitànatural prolongation or projection
- protuberanzanatural prolongation or projection
- protuberanzapart that is joined to something larger
Latin appendix
- appendixpart that is joined to something larger
Māori tautara
- tautarapart that is joined to something larger
Norwegian lem
- lemexternal body part
Portuguese apêndice, membro
- apêndiceexternal body part
- membroexternal body part
- membronatural prolongation or projection
- anexopart that is joined to something larger
Romanian membru, anexă
- membruexternal body part
- anexăexternal body part
- apendiceexternal body part
- protuberanțăexternal body part
- membrunatural prolongation or projection
- extremitatenatural prolongation or projection
- anexăpart that is joined to something larger
Russian прида́ток, отро́сток
- прида́ток (pridátok)external body part
- отро́сток (otróstok)external body part
- прида́ток (pridátok)natural prolongation or projection
- отро́сток (otróstok)natural prolongation or projection
- прида́ток (pridátok)part that is joined to something larger
- приложе́ние (priložénije)part that is joined to something larger
- приве́сок (privésok)part that is joined to something larger
Spanish miembro, extremidad
- miembroexternal body part
- extremidadexternal body part
- artejonatural prolongation or projection
- añadidurapart that is joined to something larger
Turkish uzantı, uzantı
- uzantıexternal body part
- uzantınatural prolongation or projection
Cite this entry
APA
appendage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appendage
MLA
“appendage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appendage. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “appendage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appendage.
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