Meanings
nounconsenting adult (plural consenting adults)
plural consenting adults
- idiomaticlawA person over the age of consent who willingly has sex.
You know we're both consenting adults and what we do in our leisure time has nothing to do with him?
2018, Nicol Marsh, Sweet Thing: A Scorching Hot Romance
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consenting adult. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consenting%20adult
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consenting adult,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consenting%20adult.
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