What does "unanimity" mean?
The condition of agreement by all parties, the state of being unanimous.
Unanimity
/ˌjuːnəˈnɪmɪti/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The condition of agreement by all parties, the state of being unanimous.
- Grammar: unanimity is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: acclamation, accord, accordance, agreement.
- Useful contrasts: mutual disagreement, branching, data interpretations.
- Usage evidence: Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The condition of agreement by all parties, the state of being unanimous. countable, uncountable
"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 for three thousand years on the earth without meeting with them, may there not also be "men whose heads do grow beneath their shoulders," notwithstanding a rather less perfect unanimity of negative testimony from all observers? Most persons would answer No; it was more credible that a bird should vary in its colour, than that man should vary in the relative position of his principal organs."
- 2 everyone being of one mind wordnet
Synonyms
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Example
"Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "unanimity"?
Common synonyms include: acclamation, accord, accordance, agreement, agreement of all, chorus.
How do you use "unanimity" in a sentence?
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity.
How do you pronounce "unanimity"?
Pronounced /ˌjuːnəˈnɪmɪti/.
Etymology
From unanim(ous) + -ity, from Middle French unanimité, from Late Latin ūnanimitās. Displaced native Old English ānmōdnes (literally “one-mindedness”).