consentaneous


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con·sen·ta·ne·ous

 (kŏn′sĕn-tā′nē-əs)
adj.
1. Manifesting agreement; accordant.
2. Unanimous.

[From Latin cōnsentāneus, from cōnsentīre, to agree; see consent.]

con·sen′ta·ne′i·ty (kən-sĕn′tə-nē′ĭ-tē), con′sen·ta′ne·ous·ness n.
con′sen·ta′ne·ous·ly adv.
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consentaneous

(ˌkɒnsɛnˈteɪnɪəs)
adj
1. (foll by to) accordant or consistent (with)
2. done by general consent
[C17: from Latin consentāneus, from consentīre to consent]
ˌconsenˈtaneously adv
consentaneity, ˌconsenˈtaneousness n
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con•sen•ta•ne•ous

(ˌkɒn sɛnˈteɪ ni əs)

adj.
1. agreeing; accordant.
2. done by common consent; unanimous.
[1615–25; < Latin consentāneus=consent-, s. of consentīre to consent + -āneus (-ān(us) -an1 + -eus -eous)]
con`sen•ta′ne•ous•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.consentaneous - in complete agreementconsentaneous - in complete agreement; "a unanimous decision"
accordant - being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'; "a place perfectly accordant with man's nature"-Thomas Hardy
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References in classic literature ?
Let him also frame his life so that his manners may be consentaneous to virtue, or at least let half of them be so, that he may not be altogether wicked, but only so in part.
As long as A is Hurwitz, the motions of distinct consentaneous subsets would independently converge to the origin of state space, even without any exchange of information.
Although researchers are consentaneous that atopy is a relevant risk factor only for these occupational allergic diseases that are caused by HMW factors [2,21,22] whereas most of hairdressers' occupational allergens are LMW substances, Leno et al.