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uneventful
Uneventful (adj) means Without anything interesting or noteworthy happening. Example: “The flight home was thankfully uneventful.”
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Without anything interesting or noteworthy happening.
"The flight home was thankfully uneventful."
How to use uneventful
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishNothing much happened — calm and ordinary.
Common pairings
uneventful journey
uneventful day
blissfully uneventful
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Word forms
- Comparative
- more uneventful
- Superlative
- most uneventful
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Etymology
From un- ("not") plus eventful.
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What does “uneventful” mean?
The word “uneventful” means without anything interesting or noteworthy happening. In plain terms, nothing much happened — calm and ordinary.
How do you use “uneventful” in a sentence?
Here is “uneventful” used in a sentence: “The flight home was thankfully uneventful.”
What part of speech is “uneventful”?
“Uneventful” is an adjective.
What is the meaning of uneventful?
"uneventful" (adj) means without anything interesting or noteworthy happening.
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