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eventful

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to high levels of activity; having many memorable events.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • With the number of drunken revellers on the streets it could hardly fail to be an eventful night.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

full of events or incidents

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the most exhausting and eventful day of my life

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: uneventful

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having important issues or results

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the year's only really consequential legislation
  • an eventful decision

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: consequential

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From event + -ful.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 多事的 (duōshì de) — pertaining to high levels of activity
  • Esperanto: okazplena — pertaining to high levels of activity
  • Finnish: vaiheikas — pertaining to high levels of activity
  • Finnish: vauhdikas — pertaining to high levels of activity
  • Finnish: tapahtumarikas — pertaining to high levels of activity
  • French: mouvementé — pertaining to high levels of activity
  • German: ereignisreich — pertaining to high levels of activity
  • Hungarian: eseménydús — pertaining to high levels of activity
  • Romanian: plin de evenimente — pertaining to high levels of activity
  • Romanian: memorabil — pertaining to high levels of activity
  • Spanish: memorable — pertaining to high levels of activity
  • Spanish: lleno de acontecimientos — pertaining to high levels of activity
  • Spanish: [bastante] aconteciente — pertaining to high levels of activity
  • Spanish: [muy] acontecedor — pertaining to high levels of activity
  • Swedish: händelserik — pertaining to high levels of activity
  • Turkish: olaylı — pertaining to high levels of activity