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eventful

/ɪˈvɛntfəl/
/ɛˈvɛntfəl/
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Other forms: eventfully

Eventful things are exciting, important, or full of incidents. Your eventful life might inspire you to write a fascinating autobiography one day.

If your day is eventful, a lot of things happen — it can be good or bad, but it's certainly not boring. If you see a hot air balloon land on the highway while you're driving to work, and when you arrive all of your co-workers are wearing costumes, and then your boss gives you a huge raise, you can call it an eventful day. The word dates from about 1600, meaning literally "full of events."

Definitions of eventful
  1. adjective
    full of events or incidents
    “the most exhausting and eventful day of my life”
    synonyms:
    lively
    filled with events or activity
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    antonyms:
    uneventful
    not marked by a significant or noteworthy occurrence
  2. adjective
    having important issues or results
    “an eventful decision”
    synonyms: consequential
    important, of import
    of great significance or value
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/ɪˈvɛntfəl/
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/ɛˈvɛntfəl/
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