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consentient

[ kuhn-sen-shuhnt ]
/ kənˈsɛn ʃənt /
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adjective
agreeing; accordant.
acting in harmonious agreement.
unanimous, as an opinion.
characterized by or having consentience.
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Origin of consentient

1615–25; <Latin consentient- (stem of consentiēns, present participle of consentīre to consent; see -ent)

OTHER WORDS FROM consentient

con·sen·tient·ly, adverbun·con·sen·tient, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for consentient

consentient
/ (kənˈsɛnʃənt) /

adjective
being in agreement; united in opinion

Derived forms of consentient

consentience, noun
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