adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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