un·e·vent·ful

(ŭn′ĭ-vĕnt′fəl)

adj.

1. Lacking in significant events.

2. Occurring without disruption.

un′e·vent′ful·ly adv.

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uneventful

(ˌʌnɪˈvɛntfʊl)

adj

ordinary, routine, or quiet

ˌuneˈventfully adv

ˌuneˈventfulness n

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un•e•vent•ful

(ˌʌn ɪˈvɛnt fəl)

adj.

lacking in important or interesting occurrences; routine: an uneventful day.

[1790–1800]

un`e•vent′ful•ly, adv.

un`e•vent′ful•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

uneventful - marked by no noteworthy or significant events; "an uneventful life"; "the voyage was pleasant and uneventful"; "recovery was uneventful"

eventful - full of events or incidents; "the most exhausting and eventful day of my life"

uneventful

adjective humdrum, ordinary, routine, quiet, boring, dull, commonplace, tedious, monotonous, unremarkable, uninteresting, unexciting, unexceptional, ho-hum (informal), unmemorable, unvaried The return journey was uneventful, the car running perfectly.
interesting, exciting, eventful, remarkable, exceptional, memorable, momentous

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Translations

tranquillo

uneventful

[ˈʌnɪˈventfʊl] ADJ → sin incidentes

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

uneventful

[ˌʌnɪˈvɛntfʊl] adj → sans incident

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

uneventful

adj day, meeting → ereignislos; career → wenig bewegt; life → ruhig, eintönig (pej)

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uneventful

[ˌʌnɪˈvɛntfʊl] adj → senza sorprese, tranquillo/a

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