oscitancy

English Thesaurus

1. an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom (noun.act)

hypernym	:	inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex,
definition	:	an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus (noun.act)

hyponym	:	pandiculation,
definition	:	yawning and stretching (as when first waking up) (noun.act)

2. drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning (noun.state)

hypernym	:	dullness, obtuseness,
definition	:	the quality of being slow to understand (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	drowsiness, sleepiness, somnolence,
definition	:	a very sleepy state (noun.state)

3. an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom (noun.act)

derivation	:	yawn,
definition	:	utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired (verb.body)

derivation	:	drowsy, oscitant, yawning, drowsy, oscitant, yawning,
definition	:	showing lack of attention or boredom (adj.all)

derivation	:	yawn,
definition	:	utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired (verb.body)

derivation	:	drowsy, oscitant, yawning, drowsy, oscitant, yawning,
definition	:	showing lack of attention or boredom (adj.all)