"eventful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more eventful [comparative], most eventful [superlative]
Etymology: From event + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|event|ful|pos=adjective}} event + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} eventful (comparative more eventful, superlative most eventful)
  1. Of or pertaining to high levels of activity; having many memorable events. Synonyms: eventfull [archaic] Derived forms: eventfully, eventfulness, uneventful Translations (pertaining to high levels of activity): 多事的 (duōshì de) (Chinese Mandarin), okazplena (Esperanto), vaiheikas (Finnish), vauhdikas (Finnish), tapahtumarikas (Finnish), mouvementé (French), ereignisreich (German), eseménydús (Hungarian), plin de evenimente [masculine] (Romanian), memorabil [masculine] (Romanian), memorable (Spanish), händelserik (Swedish), olaylı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-eventful-en-adj-Rz5C4EPg Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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