uneventful

uneventful
uneventful 1800, from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) "not" + EVENTFUL (Cf. eventful). Related: Uneventfully.

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  • uneventful — [un΄ē vent′fəl] adj. with no outstanding or unusual event; peaceful, routine, etc. [an uneventful day] uneventfully adv …   English World dictionary

  • uneventful — index mundane, unavailing Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • uneventful — [adj] monotonous, dull boring, common, commonplace, humdrum, inconclusive, indecisive, ordinary, prosaic, quiet, routine, tedious, unexceptional, unexciting, unfateful, uninteresting, unmemorable, unnoteworthy, unremarkable, unvaried; concept 548 …   New thesaurus

  • uneventful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not marked by interesting or exciting events. DERIVATIVES uneventfully adverb uneventfulness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • uneventful — [[t]ʌ̱nɪve̱ntfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe a period of time as uneventful, you mean that nothing interesting, exciting, or important happened during it. The return journey was uneventful, the car running perfectly... It was rare for her to… …   English dictionary

  • uneventful — un|e|vent|ful [ˌʌnıˈventfəl] adj with nothing exciting or unusual happening ▪ Annie led a quiet uneventful life. ▪ The journey was uneventful. >uneventfully adv >uneventfulness n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • uneventful — adjective Date: 1800 marked by no noteworthy or untoward incidents ; placid < an uneventful weekend > • uneventfully adverb • uneventfulness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • uneventful — uneventfully, adv. uneventfulness, n. /un i vent feuhl/, adj. not eventful; lacking in important or striking occurrences: an uneventful day at the office. [1790 1800; UN 1 + EVENTFUL] Syn. quiet, routine, ordinary, usual. * * * …   Universalium

  • uneventful — adj. Uneventful is used with these nouns: ↑trip …   Collocations dictionary

  • uneventful — un|e|vent|ful [ ,ʌnı ventfəl ] adjective without anything unusual or exciting happening: They arrived in Louisville after an uneventful trip. ╾ un|e|vent|ful|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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