nonassent C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives 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 Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Word Formation & Derivatives - General Vocabulary markdown