eventful
adjective
Simple meaning
Of or pertaining to high levels of activity.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪˈvɛntfəl
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Definition
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adjective
Of or pertaining to high levels of activity; having many memorable events.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Primarily written
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Of or pertaining to high levels of activity; having many memorable events.
Used this way, eventful is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “The most exhausting and eventful day of my life.”adjective
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Word Family
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Word family
Words built from the same root.
After an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay.
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Antonyms
Sense: of or pertaining to high levels of activity
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