consentient
- adjective
- /kənˈsɛnʃənt/
- Archaic
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consentido
- The committee was consentient in its support for the new policy.
Examples
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It is rare to find a room of experts so consentient on such a controversial topic.
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The committee was consentient on the new policy.
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After much discussion, the partners finally reached a consentient decision.
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Everyone in the group felt consentient about the decision.
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After much discussion, the partners finally reached a consentient decision about the project.
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It is rare to find a room of experts so consentient on the findings of the research.
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The committee was consentient in its approval of the proposed changes to the policy.
Synonyms
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4.4
Everyone agrees about the same thing
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2.1
Being of the same opinion as other people
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5.4
Agreeing with other people about an idea or decision
All people agree about the same thing
People have the same opinion about something
Agreeing with rules, plans, or beliefs
Antonyms
How Agreeing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Consentient comes from the Latin parts con- ('together') and sentire ('to feel'), so it literally means 'feeling together'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of consent and sentiment showing the same roots, so consentient means everyone agrees or has the same feeling.