consentaneous
/,kɔnsen'teiniəs/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Being in complete agreement; unanimous: Describes a state where all parties involved share the same opinion or decision, with no dissent.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
Advanced Usage
- "consentaneous with": In harmony or agreement with something.
- Used in formal or literary contexts to describe collective harmony of thought, will, or feeling.
Variants and Related Words
- Consent (n/v): Permission or agreement.
- Consensus (n): A general agreement among a group.
Synonyms
- Unanimous: Fully in agreement.
- Harmonious: Free from disagreement or dissent.
- Concurrent: Existing or happening at the same time; in agreement.
Antonyms
- Divided: Split by disagreement.
- Discordant: Disagreeing or incongruous.
- Contentious: Causing or likely to cause disagreement.
Notes on Usage
- Consentaneous is a formal and somewhat rare adjective. In everyday language, unanimous is more commonly used to express the same idea of complete agreement.
- It typically describes groups, decisions, opinions, or feelings, not individual states of mind.
Adjective
- in complete agreement
- a unanimous decision