unanimous
/juˈnænəməs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Under court tradition, a new justice is usually assigned a relatively uncontroversial opinion that is often, although not always, unanimous."
- "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."
- "We were unanimous: the President had to go."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni- Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos Proto-Italic *anamos Latin animus Latin ūnanimusder. English unanimous From Latin ūnanimus (“of one mind”), from ūnus (“one”) + animus (“mind”). Displaced native Old English ānmōd (literally “one-minded”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /juˈnænəməs/
- British English: /juːˈnanɪməs/