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uneventfulness

uneventfulness

5.6
A calm state with few or no important events
  • noun
  • /ˌjunɪˈvɛntfəlnəs/
translation icon : monotonía
  • The uneventfulness of the long train ride allowed me to relax and reflect on my thoughts.

Examples

  • Despite its uneventfulness, the small town was charming and had a peaceful atmosphere.

  • I sometimes regret my ruminations about the uneventfulness of 1500, since they seem to activate a predisposition among some college students toward a magical numerology, a tendency that became all the more conspicuous as we approached the end of a millennium.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Many people enjoy the uneventfulness of rural life, where daily routines rarely change.

Synonyms

monotony
vsuneventfulness
14 5.5

A boring feeling when things are the same again and again

is the absence of notable events rather than boredom from repetition
boringness
vsuneventfulness
2 3.8

A state that makes you lose interest

is the milder lack of notable events rather than extreme lack of interest
dullness
vsuneventfulness
1 3.7

Something that is not interesting or exciting

is the state of few or no notable events rather than low energy
insipidity
vsuneventfulness
1 9.6

Lack of flavor or interest that makes something dull

is about having few noteworthy events rather than lacking flavor or spirit
mundaneness
vsuneventfulness
6.7

A state of being ordinary and not exciting

is about the absence of noteworthy or significant events
uninterestingness
vsuneventfulness
8.3

A quality that makes people not want to pay attention

is about having few or no notable events rather than lacking appeal

Antonyms

434 1.0

A strong feeling of happiness and eagerness, or something that causes it

A time or place with many events and a lot of activity

How Eventful

drama
  • Informal
488 2.5
excitement
434 1.0
tedium
10 6.8
uneventfulness
5.6
ordinariness
3 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

uneventfulness = uneventful (transparent) = un + event + ful + ness

The suffix '-ness' is a standard way to form nouns indicating a state or quality from adjectives.

Etymology

Uneventfulness is made of un- 'not', event 'something that happens', and -ness which turns a word into a thing. So, uneventfulness is the 'state of not having many events', which is why it means a quiet or unexciting time.