unwinking

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adjective

Not winking.

OriginEnglish winking ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectiveunwinking (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot winking.

    […] what was now lying at his feet, and staring him out of countenance with its big, green, unwinking eyes, was the cat […]

    1954, C. S. Lewis, chapter 6, in The Horse and His Boy, Collins, published 1998
  2. broadlynot comparableConstantly on one's guard; vigilant.

    All your anxious care, all your unwinking vigilance, is necessary to preserve you from your great adversary.

    1792, Vicesimus Knox, Sermons, chiefly intended to promote Faith, Hope, and Charity

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
vigilant

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishwinking
  9. Englishunwinking

From un- + winking.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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