Dictionary

uneventful en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌʌnɪˈvɛntf(ʊ)l/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English eventful English uneventful From un- + eventful.

Meanings

1. monotonous; lacking significant or noteworthy events
   • Even in Austria, a largely uneventful democracy, the far right Freedom Party has achieved startling electoral success on the strength of its ability to play up people’s suspicions and anger that "everything is rigged" and that the system is weighted to discount the popular will. 2016 August 31, Rashmee Roshan Lall, “Nationalism is the new normal in global politics”, in The National:
   • There were not many passengers, and the journey was uneventful until the frontier was reached at Padang Besar, although an armed escort of Malay police accompanied the train from Alor Star. 1955 April, “Notes and News: A Journey through Thailand”, in Railway Magazine, page 286:

Forms

Deriveds

uneventfulness · uneventfully

Synonyms

noneventful · eventless

Translations (21)

es poco/nada aconteciente/acontecedor (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · ru небога́тый собы́тиями (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · nl rustig (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · gv neuhaghyrtagh (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · bg безинтересен (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · pl bezwydarzeniowy (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · bg незабележителен (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · de ereignislos (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · fi tapahtumaköyhä (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · fr sans histoire (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · fi yksitoikkoinen (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · de ruhig (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · fr tranquille (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · gv gyn taghyrt (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · ru ниче́м непримеча́тельный (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · fi vähätapahtumainen (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · ru непримеча́тельный (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · fi tapaukseton (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · hu eseménytelen (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · de ohne Zwischenfälle (lacking significant or noteworthy events) · fr calme (lacking significant or noteworthy events)