oscitancy English

Meaning oscitancy meaning

What does oscitancy mean?

oscitancy

— noun drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning

— noun (= yawn, yawning) an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom he could not suppress a yawn the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop he apologized for his oscitancy

Synonyms oscitancy synonyms

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oscitancy English » English

oscitance

yawning

yawn

sleepiness

negligence

listlessness

limpness

languor

inertia

inattention

dullness

drowsiness