oscitancy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: oscitancy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for oscitancy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oscitancy n drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning [syn: oscitancy, oscitance] 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" Synonym(s): yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oscitancy \Os"citancy\, n. [See {Oscitant}.] 1. The act of gaping or yawning. 2. Drowsiness; dullness; sluggishness. --Hallam. It might proceed from the oscitancy of transcribers. --Addison.