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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “unanimous”

“unanimous” is pronounced /juˈnænəməs/ (yoo-NA-nuh-muhs) in American English and /juːnanɪməs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “an”.
The sound

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unanimous

/juˈnænəməs/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /juːnanɪməs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. unju
  2. annæstress
  3. imnə
  4. ousməs
IPA (American)
/juˈnænəməs/
IPA (British)
/juːnanɪməs/
Respelling
yoo-NA-nuh-muhs
Syllables
4 — un-AN-im-ous
Stress
Stress the second syllable: un-AN-im-ous. “an” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/juˈnænəməs/

British

/juːnanɪməs/

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Meaning

What “unanimous” means

  1. adjective

    in complete agreement

    “a unanimous decision”

  2. adjective

    acting together as a single undiversified whole

    “a solid voting bloc”

Say it in a sentence

“The vote was unanimous for the first time in years.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
jyulong oonn×2æshort aəschwa×2mmss

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Questions

“unanimous”, answered

How do you pronounce “unanimous”?

“unanimous” is pronounced /juˈnænəməs/ (yoo-NA-nuh-muhs) in American English and /juːnanɪməs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “an”. Build it as un-AN-im-ous, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “unanimous” have?

4: un · an · im · ous. The beat lands on the second, “an”.

Is “unanimous” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /juˈnænəməs/ (yoo-NA-nuh-muhs); British English says /juːnanɪməs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “unanimous” mean?

As an adjective: in complete agreement For example: “a unanimous decision” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “unanimous”?

Stress the second syllable: un-AN-im-ous. “an” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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