Meanings
nounnictitation (countable and uncountable, plural nictitations)
plural nictitations
- countableuncountableWinking, blinking
I saw a couple, later identified for me as Mr Colt, a local lawyer, and his wife, whose blundering Cadillac half entered my driveway before retreating in a flurry of luminous nictitation.
1962, Vlamidir Nabokov, Pale Fire
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with nictitation
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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APA
nictitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nictitation
MLA
“nictitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nictitation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nictitation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nictitation.
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