51³Ō¹Ļ

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oscitant

[os-i-tuhnt]

adjective

  1. yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.

  2. drowsy or inattentive.

  3. dull, lazy, or negligent.



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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • oscitancy noun
  • oscitance noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of oscitant1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin ō²õ³¦¾±³Ł²¹²Ō³Ł- (stem of ō²õ³¦¾±³ŁÄå²Ō²õ, present participle of ō²õ³¦¾±³ŁÄå°ł±š ā€œto gape, yawn (used of animals), be listlessā€), equivalent to ō²õ ā€œmouthā€ + ³¦¾±³Ł(Äå°ł±š) ā€œto put in motionā€ + -ant- -ant
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Associated word: skein. yawn, v. gape, oscitate. yawn, n. gape, gaping, yawning, oscitation, oscitancy. yawning, a. gaping, oscitant. yearbook, n. annual. yearly, a. annual, anniversary.--adv. annually. yearn, v. long, desire, hanker after, pine. yearning, n. longing, hankering, pining. yeast, n. harm, leaven, ferment. yeasty, a. barmy. yell, n. outcry, scream, shriek, howl, yowl, vociferation. yell, v. scream, shriek, screech, bawl, howl, yowl, vociferate, hoot. yellow, a. golden, sallow, tawny, ecru, amber, fallow, fulvous, croconic, jaundiced, fulvid, buff, luteous, saffron, ocherous, lurid. yellowbird, n. goldfinch. yellow race.

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Adj. open; perforated &c. v.; perforate; wide open, ajar, unclosed, unstopped; oscitant†, gaping, yawning; patent. tubular, cannular†, fistulous; pervious, permeable; foraminous†; vesicular, vasicular†; porous, follicular, cribriform†, honeycombed, infundibular†, riddled; tubulous†, tubulated†; piped, tubate†. opening &c. v.; aperient†.

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