consensual

[ kuh n-sen-shoo-uh l ]
/ kənˈsɛn ʃu əl /
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adjective

formed or existing merely by consent: a consensual transaction.
Physiology. (of an action) involuntarily correlative with a voluntary action, as the contraction of the iris when the eye is opened.

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Origin of consensual

1745–55; < Latin consēnsu-, stem of consēnsus consensus + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM consensual

con·sen·su·al·ly, adverbnon·con·sen·su·al, adjectivenon·con·sen·su·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby consensual

consecrate, consecration, consecution, consecutive, consecutive anophthalmia, consensual, consensus, consensus gentium, consensus sequence, consent, consent decree
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Words related to consensual

solid, unified, universal, united, consistent, accepted, accordant, agreeing, collective, combined, common, communal, concerted, concurrent, consonant, harmonious, homogeneous, like-minded, popular, public

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British Dictionary definitions for consensual

consensual
/ (kənˈsɛnsjʊəl) /

adjective

law (of a contract, agreement, etc) existing by consent
law (of a sexual activity) performed with the consent of all parties involved
(of certain reflex actions of a part of the body) responding to stimulation of another part

Derived forms of consensual

consensually, adverb

Word Origin for consensual

from consensus + -al 1
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Medical definitions for consensual

consensual
[ kən-sĕn′shōō-əl ]

adj.

Of or relating to a reflexive response of one body structure following stimulation of another, such as the concurrent constriction of one pupil in response to light shined in the other.
Of or relating to involuntary movement of a body part accompanying voluntary movement of another.

Other words from consensual

con•sen′su•al•ly adv.
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