consentaneous

American  

[kon-sen-tey-nee-uhs] / ˌkɒn sɛnˈteɪ ni əs /

adjective

1. agreeing; accordant.

2. done by common consent; unanimous.

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consentaneous British  

/ kənˌsɛntəˈniːɪtɪ, ˌkɒnsɛnˈteɪnɪəs /

adjective

1. (foll by to) accordant or consistent (with)

2. done by general consent

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Other Word Forms

• consentaneity noun
• consentaneously adverb
• consentaneousness noun
• unconsentaneous adjective
• unconsentaneously adverb
• unconsentaneousness noun

Etymology

Origin of consentaneous

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

Example Sentences

I deduce this fact, that the impressing of the spirit form was not consentaneous with that of the sitter.

From Psychic Phenomena A Brief Account of the Physical Manifestations Observed in Psychical Research by Bennett, Edward T.

The consentaneous adoption of principles of maritime neutrality, and favorable to the navigation of peace, and commerce in time of war, will also form a subject of consideration to this Congress.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 2, part 2: John Quincy Adams by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)

The following lines were written under the powerful impulse of feelings which appear to have been almost consentaneous with those of the whole British people.

From The Ghost of Chatham; A Vision Dedicated to the House of Peers by Anonymous

The movement of not one mind only, but the consentaneous movement of a multitude of minds in the same direction, constitutes what is called the spirit of the age.

From The Personal Life of David Livingstone by Blaikie, William Garden

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

From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch