Word meaning
unanimous
adjective · yoo-NAN-ih-mus
What does unanimous mean?
Unanimous means fully in agreement; with everyone agreeing.
Unanimous in a sentence
“The jury reached a unanimous verdict.”
Synonyms for unanimous
- united
- undivided
- in agreement
Where does unanimous come from?
From Latin unus, "one," and animus, "mind."
How to remember unanimous
- Say it out loud a few times: yoo-NAN-ih-mus.
- Write one sentence of your own using unanimous, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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