uneventful

adjective

un·​event·​ful ˌən-i-ˈvent-fəl How to pronounce uneventful (audio)
: marked by no noteworthy or untoward incidents : placid
an uneventful weekend
uneventfully adverb
uneventfulness noun

Examples of uneventful in a Sentence

The flight home was uneventful.
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The at-bats were brief and uneventful, the opposite of the approach that carried Toronto to this stage and felled Snell in Game 1. Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025 The trip itself was uneventful, a mix of small talk and silence. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025 Last night was very uneventful re the Orionids. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 Mapping is pretty quick and uneventful, although the results did need some cleaning up and tweaking in my case. Loz Blain october 14, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uneventful

Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uneventful was in 1800

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“Uneventful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uneventful. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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uneventful

adjective
un·​event·​ful ˌən-i-ˈvent-fəl How to pronounce uneventful (audio)
: not eventful : lacking happenings that are interesting or worth noting
an uneventful vacation
uneventfully adverb

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