nictate

Questions about nictate

What does nictate mean?

nictate means "briefly shut the eyes".

How many syllables are in nictate?

nictate has 2 syllables: nic-tate. The stress falls on "tate".

What is another word for nictate?

Close synonyms include blink, wink, nictitate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nictate a common word?

nictate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.