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consensual

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /kənˈsɛnʃuəl/ UK /kənˈsɛnʃuəl/
Freq #19724

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    agreed to by everyone directly involved; based on consent

    The participants described the arrangement as fully consensual.

  2. 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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · agreed to by everyone... voluntaryagreed
2 adj · dated physiology: produced... reflexsympathetic
Opposites
non-consensual
Word family
Derived forms consensualismconsensualistconsensualityconsensualizeconsensuallyconsensualnessconsentualnonconsensualitysemiconsensualunconsensual

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Etymology

From consensus + -ual.

Topics

Describing Qualities Register & Style

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