oscitance

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A noun referring to the state of drowsiness or dullness, often manifested by yawning, or the act of yawning itself, typically triggered by fatigue or boredom.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que denota el estado de somnolencia o letargo, a menudo manifestado con bostezos, o el propio acto de bostezar, generalmente causado por fatiga o aburrimiento.

1. Drowsiness and dullness C2 formal

   A state of sleepiness or lethargy, often shown by yawning.

   • His oscitance during the lecture was obvious to everyone.
   • The long meeting induced a feeling of oscitance in the audience.
   • Oscitance overcame him as he tried to finish the late-night report.

   🇪🇸Somnolencia y apatía

   Sinónimos: drowsinessdullnesslethargylistlessnesssleepinesssomnolencetorporyawning

   Antónimos: alertnesslivelinessvigilancewakefulness

2. The act of yawning C2 formal

   An involuntary deep breath through a wide-open mouth, often caused by tiredness or boredom.

   • A sudden oscitance caught him off guard during the quiet ceremony.
   • She tried to hide her oscitance behind her hand.
   • Oscitance is a common response to monotonous tasks.

   🇪🇸Bostezo

   Sinónimos: yawnyawning