consentaneous

[ kon-sen-tey-nee-uhs ]

adjective

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

consentaneous

/ kənˌsɛntəˈniːɪtɪ; ˌkɒnsɛnˈteɪnɪəs /

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

The purest patriotism, the sweetest charities of domestic life, the most expansive and wise benevolence, all spring up in the heart together, the consentaneous and harmonious fruits of the love and fear of God.

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It is not that their lives were strictly consentaneous; but, in the Christian religion, conformity followed by affinities, is not absolutely requisite to the justice of the comparison.

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Two minds may, indeed, work consentaneously, but one, however unconsciously, will take the lead; should the other preserve its complete independence, angles must of necessity develop, and the first fitness of things disappear.

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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.

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

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