consentaneous

[ kon-sen-tey-nee-uhs ]

adjective

1. agreeing; accordant.
2. done by common consent; unanimous.

consentaneous

/ ˌkɒnsɛnˈteɪnɪəs; kənˌsɛntəˈniːɪtɪ /

adjective

1. foll by to accordant or consistent (with)
2. done by general consent

Derived Forms

• consentaneity, noun
• ˌconsenˈtaneously, adverb

Other Words From

• consen·tane·ous·ly adverb
• con·sen·ta·ne·i·ty [k, uh, n-sen-t, uh, -, nee, -i-tee], consen·tane·ous·ness noun
• uncon·sen·tane·ous adjective
• uncon·sen·tane·ous·ly adverb
• uncon·sen·tane·ous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of consentaneous¹

1615–25; < Latin consentāneus, equivalent to consent- (stem of consentīre to consent ) + -āneus ( -ān ( us ) -an + -eus -eous )

Word History and Origins

Origin of consentaneous¹

C17: from Latin consentāneus, from consentīre to consent

Example Sentences

I have no doubt that this is the fact; the measure is too consentaneous with his system of policy, not to be approbated by him.

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Therefore, the changes were induced by the consentaneous action of internal and external forces.

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And this was not only a popular conceit, but consentaneous unto their Physical principles, as Heurnius hath accounted it.

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The consentaneous adoption of principles of maritime neutrality.

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Empedocles, that which is consentaneous to the passages of the eye.

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