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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

single eyelid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
sin-gle eyelid
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An upper eyelid that has no noticeable fold when the eye is open; typical of East Asian eyes.

Etymology

Compare Chinese 單眼皮 /单眼皮 (dānyǎnpí), from 單／单 (dān, “single”) + 眼皮 (yǎnpí, “eyelid”).

Inflected Forms

single eyelids (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

double eyelid

Questions

What does single eyelid mean?
An upper eyelid that has no noticeable fold when the eye is open; typical of East Asian eyes.
Where does single eyelid come from?
Compare Chinese 單眼皮 /单眼皮 (dānyǎnpí), from 單／单 (dān, “single”) + 眼皮 (yǎnpí, “eyelid”).

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