Oscitancy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning

an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːsɪtənsi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒsɪtənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒsɪtənsi/

4 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːsɪtənsi/.

Examples

he could not suppress a yawn
the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop
he apologized for his oscitancy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

yawning yawn oscitance

Parts of Speech

noun	drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning
noun	an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom “he could not suppress a yawn”

Word Forms

oscitant	adjective	showing lack of attention or boredom
yawn	verb	utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Oszitation

Schläfrigkeit und Trägheit, die sich durch Gähnen manifestieren

🇫🇷French

oscitance

somnolence et apathie se manifestant par des bâillements

🇪🇸Spanish

oscitancia

somnolencia y embotamiento manifestados por bostezos

🇮🇹Italian

oscitanza

sonnolenza e ottusità manifestati dallo sbadiglio

🇳🇱Dutch

oscitantie

slaperigheid en saaiheid, gemanifesteerd door geeuwen

🇵🇹Portuguese

oscitância

sonolência e embotamento manifestados por bocejos

🇷🇺Russian

колебание

сонливость и вялость, проявляющиеся зевотой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दोलन

उबासी लेने से उनींदापन और सुस्ती प्रकट होना

🇧🇩Bengali

দোদুল্যমানতা

তন্দ্রা এবং নিস্তেজতা yawning দ্বারা উদ্ভাসিত

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊசலாட்டம்

கொட்டாவியால் வெளிப்படும் தூக்கம் மற்றும் மந்தமான தன்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊపిరితిత్తుల

ఆవలింత ద్వారా వ్యక్తమయ్యే మగత మరియు నీరసం

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓસીટેન્સી

સુસ્તી અને નીરસતા બગાસણી દ્વારા પ્રગટ થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಂದೋಲನ

ಅರೆನಿದ್ರಾವಸ್ಥೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮಂದತೆ ಆಕಳಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓസിറ്റൻസി

അലറുമ്പോൾ പ്രകടമാകുന്ന മയക്കവും മന്ദതയും

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

振荡

打哈欠表现为困倦和迟钝

🇯🇵Japanese

オシタンシー

あくびによって現れる眠気とだるさ

🇰🇷Korean

진동

하품으로 인한 졸음과 둔함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự dao động

buồn ngủ và buồn tẻ biểu hiện bằng ngáp

🇹🇭Thai

ความโอ้อวด

อาการง่วงนอนและความหมองคล้ำแสดงออกโดยการหาว

🇮🇩Indonesian

ossitansi

kantuk dan kebodohan yang diwujudkan dengan menguap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تذبذب

النعاس والبلادة التي تتجلى في التثاؤب

🇮🇷Persian

نوسانی

خواب آلودگی و کسلی که با خمیازه ظاهر می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

salınım

esneme ile kendini gösteren uyuşukluk ve donukluk

🇮🇱Hebrew

תנודה

ישנוניות וקהות המתבטאת בפיהוק

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