consensual

== English == === Alternative forms === con-sensual === Etymology === From consensus + -ual. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kənˈsɛnʃuəl/ === Adjective === consensual (comparative more consensual, superlative most consensual) With permission, with consensus, without coercion; allowed without objecting or resisting. (law) Existing, or made, by the mutual consent of two or more parties. a consensual contract (biology) Excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition. consensual motions Contralaterally corresponding rather than ipsilaterally induced. ==== Antonyms ==== non-consensual ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === From consenso +‎ -ual. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: con‧sen‧su‧al === Adjective === consensual m or f (plural consensuais) consensual ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “consensual”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “consensual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French consensuel. By surface analysis, consens +‎ -ual. === Adjective === consensual m or n (feminine singular consensuală, masculine plural consensuali, feminine/neuter plural consensuale) consensual ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /konsenˈswal/ [kõn.sẽnˈswal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: con‧sen‧sual === Adjective === consensual m or f (masculine and feminine plural consensuales) consensual ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “consensual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025