Oscitance
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 oscitancy
- 2 an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom wordnet
- 3 drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
From Latin oscitans, present participle of ōscitō (“to yawn, gape, open the mouth”), from Latin os (“the mouth”).