Standard Lemma guide

unanimously

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a unanimous manner; without objection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The jury decided unanimously to convict the defendant.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

of one mind; without dissent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Senate unanimously approved the bill
  • we voted unanimously

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nem con, nemine contradicente

Antonyms: none provided

History

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 Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English unanimously From unanimous + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: միաձայն (miajayn) — in a unanimous manner
  • Azerbaijani: yekdilliklə — in a unanimous manner
  • Belarusian: аднагало́сна (adnahalósna) — in a unanimous manner
  • Belarusian: аднаду́шна (adnadúšna) — in a unanimous manner
  • Bulgarian: единоду́шно (edinodúšno) — in a unanimous manner
  • Catalan: unànimement — in a unanimous manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一致地 (yīzhì de) — in a unanimous manner
  • Czech: jednomyslně — in a unanimous manner
  • Czech: jednohlasně — in a unanimous manner
  • Esperanto: unuvoĉe — in a unanimous manner
  • Esperanto: unuanime — in a unanimous manner
  • Finnish: yksimielisesti — in a unanimous manner
  • French: unanimement — in a unanimous manner
  • French: à l'unanimité — in a unanimous manner
  • Galician: unanimemente — in a unanimous manner
  • Galician: por unanimidade — in a unanimous manner
  • Georgian: ერთსულოვნად (ertsulovnad) — in a unanimous manner
  • Georgian: ერთხმად (ertxmad) — in a unanimous manner
  • German: einstimmig — in a unanimous manner
  • Greek: ομόφωνα (omófona) — in a unanimous manner
  • Greek: ομοφώνως (omofónos) — in a unanimous manner
  • Hungarian: egyhangúlag — in a unanimous manner
  • Hungarian: egyöntetűen — in a unanimous manner
  • Irish: d'aon ghuth — in a unanimous manner
  • Irish: d'aon toil — in a unanimous manner
  • Italian: unanimemente — in a unanimous manner
  • Korean: 만장일치로 (manjang'ilchiro) — in a unanimous manner
  • Macedonian: едногласно (ednoglasno) — in a unanimous manner
  • Old English: ānmōdlīċe — in a unanimous manner
  • Polish: jednomyślnie — in a unanimous manner
  • Polish: jednogłośnie — in a unanimous manner
  • Portuguese: unanimemente — in a unanimous manner
  • Romanian: în unanimitate — in a unanimous manner
  • Russian: единогла́сно (jedinoglásno) — in a unanimous manner
  • Russian: единоду́шно (jedinodúšno) — in a unanimous manner
  • Scottish Gaelic: gu h-aona-ghuthach — in a unanimous manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: једно̀гласно — in a unanimous manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: jednòglasno — in a unanimous manner
  • Slovak: jednomyseľne — in a unanimous manner
  • Slovene: enoglasno — in a unanimous manner
  • Slovene: soglasno — in a unanimous manner
  • Spanish: unánimemente — in a unanimous manner
  • Spanish: por unanimidad — in a unanimous manner
  • Swedish: enhälligt — in a unanimous manner
  • Telugu: ఏకగ్రీవముగా (ēkagrīvamugā) — in a unanimous manner
  • Ukrainian: одноголо́сно (odnoholósno) — in a unanimous manner
  • Ukrainian: одноду́шно (odnodúšno) — in a unanimous manner
  • Ukrainian: одноду́мно (odnodúmno) — in a unanimous manner
  • Ukrainian: односта́йно (odnostájno) — in a unanimous manner
Real reading context

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