unanimous
/juːˈnanɪməs/US/juˈnænəməs/
unanimous adjective: based on unanimity, assent or agreement.
Adjective
unanimous (not comparable)
- Based on unanimity, assent or agreement.
- The debate went on for hours, but in the end the decision was unanimous.
- That of their small force, some of the soldiers were superannuated, others invalid; therefore, since the course to be pursued was left discretional, their unanimous advice was, to remain where they were, and fortify themselves as strongly as possible.1873, Juliette Augusta Magill Kinzie, Wau-bun
- Synonyms:
- solid
- Sharing the same views or opinions, and being in harmony or accord.
- We were unanimous: the President had to go.
unanimous meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
unanimous in Hindi
- unanimous
- सम्मत sammat
unanimous in Tamil
- ஒத்தகருத்துடைய, ஒருமித்த, ஒருமனதான, ஏகமனதான, ஏகோபித்த
unanimous in Urdu
- unanimous
- اتحاد رائے ittehād e rā'ey, اتفاق کلی ittefāq e kulli, اجماع ijmā, مسلمہ musallama
unanimous in Bengali
- unanimous, universal
- তথ্য tottho
More languagesFewer languages
- unanimous in Telugu
- ఏకగ్రీవము ēkagrīvamu
- unanimous in Malayalam
- ഏകാഭിപ്രായമുള്ള, ഏകചിത്തമായ, ഐകമത്യമുള്ള
- unanimous in Kannada
- ಒಮ್ಮತದ, ಒಕ್ಕೊರಲಿನ, ಏಕಾಭಿಪ್ರಾಯದ, ಸರ್ವಾನುಮತದ
- unanimous in Pashto
- يګانه yagāna
- unanimous in Indonesian
- sepakat, seia sekata, mufakat, sependapat
- unanimous in Vietnamese
- nhất trí
Examples of unanimous in a sentence
- Under court tradition, a new justice is usually assigned a relatively uncontroversial opinion that is often, although not always, unanimous.2021 March 8, Ariane de Vogue, “Stephen Breyer adds ‘respect’ to his dissent of Amy Coney Barrett’s first opinion”, in CNN:
- That was followed by a Florida Supreme Court ruling that found the jury must be unanimous to impose the death penalty, and Florida lawmakers adopted the unanimity requirement soon after.2023 April 20, Sydney Kashiwagi, “DeSantis signs bill eliminating unanimous jury decisions for death sentences”, in CNN:
Synonyms of unanimous
Origin of unanimous
From Latin ūnanimus (“of one mind”), from ūnus (“one”) + animus (“mind”). Displaced native Old English ānmōd (literally “one-minded”).
Words formed from unanimous
Words that rhyme with unanimous
Questions about unanimous
- What does unanimous mean?
- Unanimous means based on unanimity, assent or agreement.
- What is unanimous in Hindi?
- Unanimous in Hindi is सम्मत (sammat). See Unanimous meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use unanimous in a sentence?
- Under court tradition, a new justice is usually assigned a relatively uncontroversial opinion that is often, although not always, unanimous.
- What part of speech is unanimous?
- Unanimous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce unanimous?
- Unanimous is pronounced /juːˈnanɪməs/ (UK).
Words near unanimous in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: unanimous (page history and authors); सम्मत (Hindi) (page history and authors); unanimous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اتحاد رائے (Urdu) (page history and authors); তথ্য (Bengali) (page history and authors); unanimous (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unanimous (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); يګانه (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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