unanimous

[yoo-nan-uh-muh s] /yuˈnæn ə məs/

adjective

of one mind; in complete agreement; agreed.

characterized by or showing complete agreement:

a unanimous vote.

Origin

1615-25; < Latin ūnanim(us) (ūn(us) one + animus mind, heart, feeling) + -ous

Related forms

unanimously, adverb

unanimousness, noun

nonunanimous, adjective

nonunanimously, adverb

nonunanimousness, noun

quasi-unanimous, adjective

quasi-unanimously, adverb

Can be confused

Examples from the web for unanimous

But on one matter there is near unanimous agreement across the kingdom.
They were lightweight and did the job, though the vote was unanimous in regard to taste.
The responses of the systems administrators were unanimous: forget it.
Reviewers were almost unanimous in their ridicule of the concert and its composer.
In other words, it was unanimous that this case was too big.
And the fact that it was unanimous was little short of miraculous.
Other dictionaries, and reference works generally, appear to be unanimous on these points.
But they are unanimous in their veneration of small business.
The jury returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty.
They travel the country together, hearing cases, somehow managing to hammer out unanimous amnesty agreements.

British Dictionary definitions for unanimous

/juːˈnænɪməs/

adjective

in complete or absolute agreement

characterized by complete agreement: a unanimous decision

Derived Forms

unanimously, adverb
unanimity (ˌjuːnəˈnɪmɪtɪ), unanimousness, noun

Word Origin

C17: from Latin ūnanimus from ūnus one + animus mind

Word Origin and History for unanimous

adj.

1610s, from Latin unanimus "of one mind," from unus "one" (see one) + animus "mind" (see animus). Related: Unanimously.