consentaneous

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adjective

Done or made by general consent; widely agreed or approved.

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consentientunanimousaccordant
OriginLatin consentaneus →
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Meanings

adjectiveconsentaneous (comparative more consentaneous, superlative most consentaneous)

comparative more consentaneous · superlative most consentaneous

  1. Done or made by general consent; widely agreed or approved.
  2. Agreeable; suited.

    VVe underſtand in this place, by Art, a methodical Knovvledge of ſuch Precepts as are conſentaneous one to another. And therefore, ſince Ethicks are that Art vve deſign to treat of, our Precepts muſt all partake thereof, and all conduce thereunto; for elſe they vvould not be conſentaneous.

    1688 September (date written), Henry More, “What Ethicks or Morals are”, in R. W. [pseudonym; Edward Southwell], transl., An Account of Virtue: Or, Dr. Henry More’s Abridgment of Morals, Put into English, London: […] Benj[amin] Tooke, published 1690, →OCLC, book I, paragraph I, page 1

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivein complete agreement

Similar
consentientunanimousaccordant
Also see
consentientunanimous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinconsentaneus
  2. Englishconsentaneous

Learned borrowing from Latin consentaneus + English -aneous. Consentaneus is derived from consentire (“to agree”).

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APA

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MLA

“consentaneous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consentaneous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consentaneous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consentaneous.

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