adj
Freq #19724
Meanings
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1
adj
agreed to by everyone directly involved; based on consent
The participants described the arrangement as fully consensual.
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2
adj
dated physiology: produced reflexively in one part when another part is stimulated
Darwin described the coordinated eye movements as consensual rather than voluntary.
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Synonyms
Opposites
non-consensual
Word family
Derived forms
consensualismconsensualistconsensualityconsensualizeconsensuallyconsensualnessconsentualnonconsensualitysemiconsensualunconsensual
Etymology
From consensus + -ual.