oscitancy
3 synonyms for oscitancy, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The action of yawning.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
From Latin oscitans plus -cy; oscitans is the present participle of ōscitō ("to yawn, gape, open the mouth"), from Latin os ("the mouth").
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