Definition of assent

"assent" in the noun sense

1. assent, acquiescence

agreement with a statement or proposal to do something

"he gave his assent eagerly"

"a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"

"assent" in the verb sense

1. assent, accede, acquiesce

to agree or express agreement

"The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

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Quotations for assent

There is no flattery so adroit or effectual as that of implicit assent. [ Hazlitt ]

Knowledge being to be had only of visible and certain truth, error is not a fault of our knowledge, but a mistake of our judgment, giving assent to that which is not true. [ John Locke ]

Other parts of the body assist the speaker, but these speak themselves. By them we ask, we promise, we invoke, we dismiss, we threaten, we entreat, we deprecate; we express fear, joy, grief, our doubts, our assent, our penitence; we show moderation, profusion; we mark number and time. [ Quintilian ]

Whatever of goodness emanates from the soul, gathers its soft halo in the eyes; and if the heart be a lurking place of crime, the eyes are sure to betray the secret. A beautiful eye makes silence eloquent, a kind eye makes contradiction assent, an enraged eye makes beauty a deformity; so you see, forsooth, the little organ plays no inconsiderable, if not a dominant, part. [ Frederick Saunders ]

A beautiful eye makes silence eloquent, a kind eye makes contradiction an assent, an enraged eye makes beauty deformed. This little member gives life to every other part about us; and I believe the story of Argus implies no more than that the eye is in every part; that is to say, every other part would be mutilated were not its force represented more by the eye than even by itself. [ Joseph Addison ]

assent in Scrabble®

The word assent is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

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Word Growth involving assent

Shorter words in assent

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Longer words containing assent

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assenting assentingly

assentive assentiveness

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