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oscitancy
Overview of noun oscitancy
The noun oscitancy has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. oscitancy, oscitance -- (drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning)
2. yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy -- (an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun oscitancy
2 senses of oscitancy
Sense 1
oscitancy, oscitance
=> sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolence
=> temporary state
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> dullness, obtuseness
=> stupidity
=> inability
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy
=> reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
=> reaction, response
=> bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
=> organic process, biological process
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun oscitancy
1 of 2 senses of oscitancy
Sense 2
yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy
=> pandiculation
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun oscitancy
2 senses of oscitancy
Sense 1
oscitancy, oscitance
=> sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolence
=> dullness, obtuseness
Sense 2
yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy
=> reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
Antonyms of noun oscitancy
Member Holonyms of noun oscitancy
Substance Holonyms of noun oscitancy
Part Holonyms of noun oscitancy
Member Meronyms of noun oscitancy
Substance Meronyms of noun oscitancy
Part Meronyms of noun oscitancy
Meronyms of noun oscitancy
Holonyms of noun oscitancy
Attributes of noun oscitancy
Derived Forms of noun oscitancy
2 senses of oscitancy
Sense 1
oscitancy, oscitance
RELATED TO>(adj) oscitant#1
=> drowsy, oscitant, yawning(prenominal)
Sense 2
yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy
RELATED TO>(adj) oscitant#1
=> drowsy, oscitant, yawning(prenominal)
Domain of noun oscitancy
Domain Terms of noun oscitancy
Familiarity of noun oscitancy
oscitancy used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun oscitancy
2 senses of oscitancy
Sense 1
oscitancy, oscitance
> sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolence
=> oscitancy, oscitance
> dullness, obtuseness
=> oscitancy, oscitance
Sense 2
yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy
> reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
=> accommodation reflex
=> Babinski, Babinski reflex, Babinski sign
=> belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation
=> blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation
=> blush, flush
=> vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking
=> defecation reflex, rectal reflex
=> yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy
=> electric shock, electrical shock, shock
=> fart, farting, flatus, wind, breaking wind
=> gulp, gulping
=> knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex, patellar reflex
=> light reflex, pupillary reflex, miosis, myosis
=> mydriasis
=> micturition reflex
=> pharyngeal reflex, gag reflex
=> pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation
=> plantar reflex
=> rooting reflex
=> startle, jump, start
=> stretch reflex, myotactic reflex
=> suckling reflex
=> tremble, shiver, shake
=> sneeze, sneezing, sternutation
=> hiccup, hiccough, singultus
Meronyms of noun oscitancy
2 senses of oscitancy
Holonyms of noun oscitancy
Grep of noun oscitancy
oscitancy
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