nonassent

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌnɑnəˈsɛnt/ UK /ˌnɒnəˈsɛnt/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
the withholding of assent or agreement

His silence was taken as nonassent to the proposed terms.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the withholding of assent... dissent disagreement refusal objection nonconsent

Opposites

assent agreement consent

Word family

Related forms assent consent dissent

Etymology

From non- ('not') + assent, from Old French assentir, from Latin assentire ('to agree'), from ad- ('to') + sentire ('to feel, think').

assentire Latin sentire Latin

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# nonassent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌnɑnəˈsɛnt
**IPA (UK):** ˌnɒnəˈsɛnt

## Meanings
1. the withholding of assent or agreement

## Examples
- His silence was taken as nonassent to the proposed terms.

## Synonyms
- dissent
- disagreement
- refusal
- objection
- nonconsent

## Antonyms
- assent
- agreement
- consent

## Related Forms
- assent
- consent
- dissent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: assentire
- Root: sentire

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + assent, from Old French assentir, from Latin assentire ('to agree'), from ad- ('to') + sentire ('to feel, think').

## AI Etymology
Nonassent is from non- ('not') + assent, from Old French assentir, from Latin assentire ('to agree'), from ad- ('to') + sentire ('to feel, think'). Important recorded forms include assentire (Latin) and sentire (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the withholding of assent or agreement. The wider family includes related words such as assent, consent, and dissent.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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