Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

consensus

/kənˈsɛnsəs/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: con-sen-sus
IPA: /kənˈsɛnsəs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each member of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An agreement on some data value that is needed during computation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Average projected value.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To seek consensus; to hold discussions with the aim of reaching mutual agreement.

Example Sentences

"reach consensus"
"After years of debate over the best wine to serve at Thanksgiving, no real consensus has emerged."
"a financial consensus forecast"
"I think we are a strongly consensused society. There was a consensus during the 1950's, the Eisenhower years, in our society. Then in the 1960's came a period of division."
"None of this consensusing was done with the Manual. There were no national workshops, forums, etc."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnsēnsus (“agreement, accordance, unanimity”), from cōnsentiō (“feel together; agree”); see consent.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *sent-, cōnsēnsus

Usage

Inflected Forms

consensuses (plural) consensuses (present, singular) consensusing (participle, present) consensused (participle, past) consensused (past)

Derived Forms

anticonsensus consensual metaconsensus nonconsensus pseudoconsensus subconsensus

Phrases

consensus ad idem consensus conference consensus national champion consensus reality consensus theorem consensus trance post-war consensus

Antonyms

dissensus

Rhymes With

census

Questions

How do you pronounce consensus?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈsɛnsəs/.
What does consensus mean?: A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
Where does consensus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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