unanimous

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: u=nan=i=mous

CIDE DICTIONARY

unanimous, a. [L. unanimus, unanimis; unus one + animus mind: cf. F. unanime. See Unit, and Animate.].

•  Being of one mind; agreeing in opinion, design, or determination; consentient; not discordant or dissentient; harmonious; as, the assembly was unanimous; the members of the council were unanimous.  Milton.  [1913 Webster]
•  Formed with unanimity; indicating unanimity; having the agreement and consent of all; agreed upon without the opposition or contradiction of any; as, a unanimous opinion; a unanimous vote.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

unanimous, adj.
1 all in agreement (the committee was unanimous).
2 (of an opinion, vote, etc.) held or given by general consent (the unanimous choice).

Derivative

unanimity n. unanimously adv. unanimousness n.

Etymology

LL unanimis, L unanimus f. unus one + animus mind

THESAURUS

unanimous

accordant, affirmative, agreeable, agreed, agreeing, answerable, at one, at one with, carried by acclamation, coexistent, coexisting, coherent, coincident, coinciding, commensurate, compatible, concordant, concurrent, concurring, conformable, congenial, congruent, congruous, consentaneous, consentient, consistent, consonant, cooperating, cooperative, correspondent, corresponding, en rapport, equivalent, harmonious, in accord, in agreement, in rapport, in sync, in synchronization, inaccordance, inharmony, like-minded, of a piece, of like mind, of one accord, of one mind, on all fours, positive, proportionate, reconcilable, self-consistent, solid, symbiotic, synchronized, synchronous, unchallenged, uncontested, uncontradicted, uncontroverted, uniform, unisonant, unisonous, unopposed, with one consent, with one voice