Oscitancy
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 the act of yawning
- 2 an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom wordnet
- 3 drowsiness, especially when marked by yawning
- 4 drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning wordnet
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All antonymsEtymology
From Latin oscitans + -cy, present participle of ōscitō (“to yawn, gape, open the mouth”), from Latin os (“the mouth”).