unanimity

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unanimity

  • /ˌjuːnəˈnɪmɪti/

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From unanim(ous) + -ity, from Middle French unanimité, from Late Latin ūnanimitās. Displaced native Old English ānmōdnes (literally “one-mindedness”).

noun unanimities

  1. countable, uncountable The condition of agreement by all parties, the state of being unanimous. Mankind were wrong, it seems, in concluding that all swans were white: are we also wrong, when we conclude that all men's heads grow above their shoulders, and never below, in spite of the conflicting testimony of the naturalist Pliny? As there were black swans, though civilised people had existed f

    Similar: consensus · Opposite: pluranimity

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noun condition

Españolunanimidad
한국어만장일치 manjang'ilchi
日本語満場一致 manjō itchi
中文一致 yīzhì
हिन्दीमतैक्य mataikya
Portuguêsunanimidade
Françaisunanimité
DeutschEinstimmigkeit, Einmütigkeit, Einhelligkeit
Italianounanimità
Ελληνικάομοφωνία omofonía, παμψηφία pampsifía
Românăunanimitate
Русскийединоду́шие jedinodúšije, единогла́сие jedinoglásije, единомы́слие jedinomýslije
עבריתאחדות, פה אחד

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@misc{unanimity_2026,
  title = {unanimity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unanimity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}