Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uneventful

/ˌʌnɪˈvɛntf(ʊ)l/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: un-event-ful
IPA: /ˌʌnɪˈvɛntf(ʊ)l/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

monotonous; lacking significant or noteworthy events

Example Sentences

"There were not many passengers, and the journey was uneventful until the frontier was reached at Padang Besar, although an armed escort of Malay police accompanied the train from Alor Star."
"Even in Austria, a largely uneventful democracy, the far right Freedom Party has achieved startling electoral success on the strength of its ability to play up people’s suspicions and anger that "everything is rigged" and that the system is weighted to discount the popular will."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English eventful English uneventful From un- + eventful.

Inflected Forms

more uneventful (comparative) most uneventful (superlative)

Derived Forms

uneventfully uneventfulness

Synonyms

noneventful eventless

Rhymes With

eventful resentful

Questions

How do you pronounce uneventful?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnɪˈvɛntf(ʊ)l/.
What does uneventful mean?: monotonous; lacking significant or noteworthy events
Where does uneventful come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English eventful English uneventful From un- + eventful.

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