eyelid
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eyelid
- /ˈaɪ.lɪd/
Rhymes with -aɪlɪd
Where it comes from
From Middle English eyelidd, eye-led, eiȝelid, eghe-lydd, yȝe-lydd, ehlid, yhelidd, from an unrecorded Old English *ēaghlid (“eyelid”), from Proto-West Germanic *augahlid (“eyelid”), equivalent to eye + lid. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Oogenlid (“eyelid”), West Frisian eachlid (“eyelid”), Dutch ooglid (“eyelid”), German Low German Ooglidd (“eyelid”), German Augenlid (“eyelid”).
Generally superseded non-native Middle English palpebre (“eyelid”), borrowed from Latin palpebra (“eyelid”) (see Modern English palpebra).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lid, eye, blinker, eye shield, third eyelid, nictitating membrane, palpebra, eye-lid, earlid, conjunctiva, fascia bulbi, epiblepharon, orbicularis oculi, blepharon, eyelash, hyaloid membrane
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noun anatomy: a thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye
| Español | párpado, pálpebra |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 눈꺼풀 nunkkeopul |
| 日本語 | 瞼 mabuta |
| 中文 | 眼皮 yǎnpí, 瞼 /睑 jiǎn, 眼瞼 /眼睑 yǎnjiǎn |
| हिन्दी | पपोटा papoṭā, पलक palak |
| Kiswahili | kope |
| Português | pálpebra |
| Français | paupière |
| Deutsch | Augenlid, Lid |
| Italiano | palpebra |
| Ελληνικά | βλέφαρο vléfaro |
| Română | pleoapă |
| Русский | ве́ко véko |
| Tiếng Việt | mí mắt, mí |
| العربية | جَفْن jafn |
| עברית | עַפְעַף af'af |
Talk about this word "eyelid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eyelid. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. eyelid. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eyelid "eyelid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eyelid.Cite this
@misc{eyelid_2026,
title = {eyelid},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eyelid},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
