Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

consenting adult

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: con-sent-ing adult
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person over the age of consent who willingly has sex.

Example Sentences

"You know we're both consenting adults and what we do in our leisure time has nothing to do with him?"

Inflected Forms

consenting adults (plural)

Questions

What does consenting adult mean?: A person over the age of consent who willingly has sex.

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