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consenting adults

consenting adults is the plural of consenting adult.

Meaning of consenting adult

Noun

consenting adult (plural consenting adults)

  1. (idiomatic) A person over the age of consent who willingly has sex.
    • You know we're both consenting adults and what we do in our leisure time has nothing to do with him?2018, Nicol Marsh, Sweet Thing: A Scorching Hot Romance

Questions about consenting adults

What is consenting adults the plural of?
Consenting adults is the plural of consenting adult.

Words near consenting adults in the dictionary

  1. consentience
  2. consentient
  3. consentiently
  4. consenting
  5. consenting adult
  6. consenting adults
  7. consentingly
  8. consentingness
  9. consentless
  10. consentment
  11. consentor

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