UNANIMOUS


Meaning of UNANIMOUS in English

/ juˈnænɪməs; NAmE / adjective

1.

if a decision or an opinion is unanimous , it is agreed or shared by everyone in a group :

a unanimous vote

unanimous support

The decision was not unanimous.

2.

unanimous (in sth) if a group of people are unanimous , they all agree about sth :

Local people are unanimous in their opposition to the proposed new road.

►  unani·mous·ly adverb :

The motion was passed unanimously.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Latin unanimus (from unus one + animus mind) + -ous .

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