- consentaneous
- adjective Etymology: Latin consentaneus, from consentire to agree Date: 1575 1. expressing agreement ; suited 2. done or made by the consent of all • consentaneously adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Consentaneous — Con sen*ta ne*ous, a. [L. consentaneus.] Consistent; agreeable; suitable; accordant to; harmonious; concurrent. [1913 Webster] A good law and consentaneous to reason. Howell. {Con sen*ta ne*ous*ly}, adv. {Con sen*ta ne*ous*ness}, n. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
consentaneous — index concerted, concordant, concurrent (united), congruous, consensual, consenting, consonant … Law dictionary
consentaneous — [kän΄sen tā′nē əs] adj. [L consentaneus: see CONSENT] Rare 1. agreeing; suited (to); consistent ( with) 2. unanimous consentaneously adv … English World dictionary
consentaneous — consentaneously, adv. consentaneity /keuhn sen teuh nee i tee/, consentaneousness, n. /kon sen tay nee euhs/, adj. 1. agreeing; accordant. 2. done by common consent; unanimous. [1615 25; < L consentaneus, equiv. to consent (s. of consentire to… … Universalium
consentaneous — adjective a) done or made by general consent, widely agreed/approved b) agreeable, suited … Wiktionary
consentaneous — adj. unanimous; accordant or agreeable; consistent … English contemporary dictionary
consentaneous — con·sen·ta·ne·ous … English syllables
consentaneous — con•sen•ta•ne•ous [[t]ˌkɒn sɛnˈteɪ ni əs[/t]] adj. 1) agreeing; accordant 2) done by common consent; unanimous • Etymology: 1615–25; < L consentāneus=consent , s. of consentīre to consent+ āneus ( ān(us) an I+ eus eous) con sen•ta′ne•ous•ly,… … From formal English to slang
consentaneous — /kɒnsɛnˈteɪniəs/ (say konsen tayneeuhs) adjective 1. agreeing or accordant. 2. done by common consent; unanimous. {Latin consentāneus agreeing, fit} –consentaneously, adverb –consentaneity /kɒnsɛntəˈniəti/ (say konsentuh neeuhtee),… …
consentaneous — a. agreeing; unanimous; suitable. ♦ consentaneity, n … Dictionary of difficult words
