| NOUN | state | oscitancy, oscitance | drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | oscitancy, yawn, yawning, oscitance | an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth |
| Meaning | drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning. | |
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| Synonym | oscitance | |
| Broader | dullness, obtuseness | The quality of being slow to understand |
| sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolence | A very sleepy state | |
| Spanish | oscitancia | |
| Adjectives | oscitant | showing lack of attention or boredom |
| Meaning | An involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom. | |
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| Example | "he apologized for his oscitancy" | |
| Synonyms | yawn, yawning, oscitance | |
| Narrower | pandiculation | yawning and stretching (as when first waking up) |
| Broader | reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction | An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
| Spanish | bostezo | |
| Catalan | badall | |
| Adjectives | oscitant | showing lack of attention or boredom |
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