nictation

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/nɪˈkteɪʃən/

noun

An act or instance of winking or blinking; a wink, a blink.

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Meanings

nounnictation (countable and uncountable, plural nictations)

plural nictations

  1. countableuncountableAn act or instance of winking or blinking; a wink, a blink.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

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blinkeye blinkblinkingwinkwinkingnictitation
Broader
reflexreflex responsereflex action
Also see
blinkblinkingnictitationwinkwinking

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From nictate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

antitonic
Cite this entry
APA

nictation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nictation

MLA

“nictation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nictation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nictation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nictation.

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