How to Pronounce "consenting adult"
expression
kuhn-SEN-ting uh-DUHLT or AD-uhlt
kuhn-SEN-ting AD-uhlt
Definition
A consenting adult is a person who is legally an adult and agrees freely and willingly to participate in an activity, often used in legal or social discussions about relationships or behavior.
IPA Transcription
American English
kənˈsɛnɪŋ/, /kənˈsɛntɪŋ/ /ˈædəɫt/, /əˈdəɫt
British English
kənsˈɛntɪŋ/ /ˈædʌlt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
kuhn-SEN-ting uh-DUHLT or AD-uhlt
UK
kuhn-SEN-ting AD-uhlt
Listen in Context
Both people in the contract are consenting adults.
The law protects the rights of consenting adults.
They are both consenting adults making their own choices.
What consenting adults do in private is nobody else's business.