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

Jealousy of officialism forbade ministers to reckon on the consentaneous support even of members of their own way of political thinking, while on the other hand party differences prevented the formation of a strong opposition.

From William the Third by Traill, H. D. (Henry Duff)

Let the forces, however, be at once consentaneous and united,—let the men keep step,—and down comes the bridge!

From Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James

Crystals increase by the aggregation of new particles on the external surfaces of the parts already formed; there is no consentaneous operation of the parts on the whole.

From A Theory of Creation: A Review of 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation' by Bowen, Francis

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

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

The truth is, that our proceedings will then be consentaneous with the interests of the majority, and so they ought to be.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson