nonassent C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌnɑnəˈsɛnt/ UK /ˌnɒnəˈsɛnt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the withholding of assent or agreement His silence was taken as nonassent to the proposed terms. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the withholding of assent... dissentdisagreementrefusalobjectionnonconsent ↔ Opposites assentagreementconsent Word family Related forms assentconsentdissent Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + assent, from Old French assentir, from Latin assentire ('to agree'), from ad- ('to') + sentire ('to feel, think'). assentire Latin sentire Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown