eyeblink C2+ Topic:Time US /ˈaɪˌblɪŋk/ UK /ˈaɪˌblɪŋk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 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 instantmomenttriceflashtwinklingjiffywink ↔ Opposites eternityage Word family Related forms eyeblinkeyeball Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Time markdown