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consensual

[ kuhn-sen-shoo-uhl ]
/ kənˈsɛn ʃu əl /
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adjective
formed or existing by consent: a consensual lien.
having been actively agreed to by all parties involved: consensual touching
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

First recorded in 1745–55; from Latin consēnsu-, stem of consēnsus consensus + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM consensual

con·sen·su·al·ly, adverbnon·con·sen·su·al, adjective
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Words related to consensual

consistent, solid, unified, united, universal, accepted, accordant, agreed, as one, assenting, collective, combined, common, communal, concerted, concordant, concurrent, consentient, consonant, harmonious

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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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