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

And worst of all— "Fair clouds of gulls that wheel and swerve In unanimity divine, With undulation serpentine, And wondrous consentaneous curve."

From Platform Monologues by Tucker, T. G. (Thomas George)

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

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

The consentaneous progress of Morocco in the universal movement of the age, is argued by the merchants from an increased use of chairs, and knives and forks.

From Travels in Morocco, Volume 1. by Richardson, James

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