English Explanatory Dictionary

oscitancy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. the act of yawning
  2. drowsiness, especially when marked by yawning

Word forms

oscitancy oscitancies

Etymology

From Latin oscitans + -cy, present participle of ōscitō (“to yawn, gape, open the mouth”), from Latin os (“the mouth”).

Synonyms

oscitance
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