eyelid

noun

eye·​lid ˈī-ˌlid 

: either of the movable folds of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eyeball

Examples of eyelid in a Sentence

the upper eyelid of the left eye

Recent Examples on the Web

Chase Infiniti One Battle After Another star Chase Infiniti is a pastel vision in her lilac gown, which is echoed on her eyelids with a shimmery, pale purple shade. —Marci Robin, Allure, 15 Mar. 2026

Because no one is jackhammering your eyelids. —Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026

Watched behind his closed eyelids the eruption of strange visual forms, shapes of light blooming and disintegrating, blue green and yellow. —Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026

As a result, what may seem like a routine beauty treatment — a few Botox injections — has left some patients with slurred speech, droopy eyelids and even breathing difficulties requiring respiratory support. —Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing eyelid

• not bat an eyelid

Rhymes for eyelid

• fatimid
• amid
• forbid
• majid
• outbid
• outdid
• plasmid
• turbid
• undid
• bid
• did
• grid

Kids Definition

eyelid

noun

eye·​lid ˈī-ˌlid 

: one of the movable lids of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eyeball

Medical Definition

eyelid

noun

eye·​lid ˈī-ˌlid 

: either of the movable lids of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eyeball

called also palpebra