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untumultuous

UK/ʌntəˈmʌltjuːəs/

untumultuous adjective: not tumultuous; calm, placid.

Adjective

untumultuous (comparative more untumultuous, superlative most untumultuous)

  1. Not tumultuous; calm, placid.
    • the wide sea did weave / An untumultuous fringe of silver foam / Along the flat brown sand.1818, John Keats, To J. H. Reynolds, Esq.

Synonyms of untumultuous

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Forms of untumultuous

comparativemore untumultuous
superlativemost untumultuous

Origin of untumultuous

From un- + tumultuous.

Words formed from untumultuous

Questions about untumultuous

What does untumultuous mean?
Untumultuous means not tumultuous; calm, placid.
What part of speech is untumultuous?
Untumultuous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce untumultuous?
Untumultuous is pronounced /ʌntəˈmʌltjuːəs/ (UK).

Words near untumultuous in the dictionary

  1. untucking
  2. untucks
  3. untufted
  4. untugged
  5. untumbled
  6. untumultuous
  7. untumultuously
  8. untunable
  9. untunableness
  10. untunably
  11. untune

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