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uneventful

[ uhn-i-vent-fuhl ]

/ ˌʌn ɪˈvɛnt fəl /

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adjective

not eventful; lacking in important or striking occurrences: an uneventful day at the office.

Origin of uneventful

First recorded in 1790–1800; un-¹ + eventful

SYNONYMS FOR uneventful

quiet, routine, ordinary, usual.

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OTHER WORDS FROM uneventful

un·e·vent·ful·ly, adverb un·e·vent·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby uneventful

unestablished, unesthetic, unethical, uneven, uneven parallel bars, uneventful, unexampled, unexceptionable, unexceptional, unexcited, unexciting

Example sentences from the Web for uneventful

Not terrible, not brilliant, not good, but amiable, uneventful, inoffensive.

Yes, ‘Looking’ Is Boring. It’s the Drama Gays Deserve. |Tim Teeman |January 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It has become an uneventful, unchanging story—one that reflects the peace process it arguably aims to protect.

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Nurse: She's sleeping at the moment and she has had an uneventful night.

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The rest of the pregnancy was uneventful, and I gave birth to a beautiful, happy little boy.

Prue Clarke on Her Battles With Kate Middleton’s Illness, Hyperemesis Gravidarum |Prue Clarke |December 5, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Viewed from outside my head it is a singularly dull and uneventful day, but inside my head … aaah.

How I Write: John Banville on ‘Ancient Light,’ Nabokov, and Dublin |Noah Charney |October 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The journey was uneventful, no delays or accidents occurring to mar it.

The White Crystals |Howard R. Garis
Was this the well-known, uneventful road, where holiday people strolled on Sundays?

The Woman in White |Wilkie Collins
Home, after my father's death, had become a very quiet and uneventful place indeed.

The New Machiavelli |Herbert George Wells
The whole trip was uneventful through a most monotonous country.

Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile |Henry Stephens
Ivan's new life was monotonous enough, uneventful enough, but singularly tranquil.

The Genius |Margaret Horton Potter

British Dictionary definitions for uneventful

uneventful

/ (ˌʌnɪˈvɛntfʊl) /

adjective

ordinary, routine, or quiet

Derived forms of uneventful

uneventfully, adverb uneventfulness, noun