"dissentient" meaning in English

See dissentient in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more dissentient [comparative], most dissentient [superlative]
Etymology: From the Latin dissentient, dissentiēns (“dissenting”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|dissentient|}} Latin dissentient Head templates: {{en-adj}} dissentient (comparative more dissentient, superlative most dissentient)
  1. Dissenting; of a different opinion. Synonyms: dissentious Derived forms: dissentience, dissentiency, dissentiently
    Sense id: en-dissentient-en-adj-1ZRitOyb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3

Noun

Forms: dissentients [plural]
Etymology: From the Latin dissentient, dissentiēns (“dissenting”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|dissentient|}} Latin dissentient Head templates: {{en-noun}} dissentient (plural dissentients)
  1. A dissenter.
    Sense id: en-dissentient-en-noun-PnQFoOVr

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