eyeblink

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈaɪˌblɪŋk/ UK /ˈaɪˌblɪŋk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a very brief moment of time

The whole accident was over in an eyeblink.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a very brief moment of time instant moment trice flash twinkling jiffy wink

Opposites

eternity age

Word family

Related forms eye blink eyeball

Etymology

A compound of eye + blink. Eye is from Old English eage; blink is from Middle English blinken, a variant of blenken ('to move suddenly, shine'), of Germanic origin.

eage Old French blinken Middle English

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Topics

General Vocabulary

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# eyeblink

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈaɪˌblɪŋk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈaɪˌblɪŋk/

## Meanings
1. a very brief moment of time

## Examples
- The whole accident was over in an eyeblink.

## Synonyms
- instant
- moment
- trice
- flash
- twinkling
- jiffy
- wink

## Antonyms
- eternity
- age

## Related Forms
- eye
- blink
- eyeball

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: eage
- Root: blinken

## Etymology
A compound of eye + blink. Eye is from Old English eage; blink is from Middle English blinken, a variant of blenken ('to move suddenly, shine'), of Germanic origin.

## AI Etymology
Eyeblink is a compound of eye + blink. Eye is from Old English eage; blink is from Middle English blinken, a variant of blenken ('to move suddenly, shine'), of Germanic origin. The historical trail runs through Old English eage and Middle English blinken. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means a very brief moment of time. Related forms include eye, blink, eyeball.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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