consensus
/kənˈsensəs/kuhn-SEN-suhs
/kənˈsɛnsəs/kuhn-SEN-suhs
Meaningfeeling together
Common meaning: general agreement within a group
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- sensto feel, perceive with the sensesLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1672 · scan
- usLatin noun ending
‘with, together’ + ‘to feel, perceive with the senses’ → consensus
Journey through time
- Latinsentiō, sēnsī, sēnsum‘to feel, perceive with the senses’
- Englishconsensus‘general agreement within a group’ · today
con- also in: convexconveyconcaveconcealconcede
sens also in: nonsensitivehypersensitivehypersensitivity
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin sentiō ‘to feel, perceive with the senses’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry sentiō, p. 1672 · dictionary scan
Roots
- sentiō, sēnsī, sēnsum Latin “to feel, perceive with the senses”
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