uneventful
adjective (uneventful; more uneventful, most uneventful)
Everyday
- An uneventful time is one when nothing special, exciting or bad happens. tree →
- An uneventful trip or operation goes smoothly, with no problems. tree →
In the lessons
Used in stories to show calm before something happens, or to say a journey or recovery went fine; often in «an uneventful day», «the flight was uneventful»; in news and doctors' talk it is good news.
Examples
- It was an uneventful Monday at school. tree →
- The flight home was long but uneventful. tree →
- Grandpa's operation was uneventful, and he is resting now. tree →
- After an uneventful morning, the storm hit at lunchtime. tree →
- The camping weekend was pleasantly uneventful. tree →
- Nothing happened at all; it was the most uneventful holiday ever. tree →
- Dionysus passed an innocent and uneventful childhood, roaming through the woods and forests, surrounded by nymphs, satyrs, and shepherds. tree →
Note
Built from un- + eventful («full of events»). Not always boring: often it means «safe, no trouble». Opposite: eventful.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «uneventful» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «uneventful» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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