oscitant

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/ˈɒsɪtənt/

adjective

yawning or gaping

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sleepboundsomnolentadrowsebedroomydozydopeydragging one's taildrowsy
OriginLatin ōscitāns →
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Meanings

adjectiveoscitant (comparative more oscitant, superlative most oscitant)

comparative more oscitant · superlative most oscitant

  1. yawning or gaping
  2. sleepy; drowsy; sluggish; careless

    He must not be oscitant, but intent on his charge.

    a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC

    Synonyms: sleepbound, somnolent, adrowse, bedroomy, dozy, dopey, dragging one's tail, drowsy

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivesleepy; drowsy; sluggish; careless

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sleepboundsomnolentadrowsebedroomydozydopeydragging one's taildrowsyeyelids at half-mastnodding offout of steamsleepboundsleepishsleepyslombrysnoozyslumberfulslumberousslumbersome

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveshowing lack of attention or boredom

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drowsyyawninginattentive
Also see
adrowsebedroomydozydrowsyhypersomnolentinattentivenappishsleepboundsleepfulsleepishsleepyslumberfulslumberousslumbersomesnoozysomniculoussomnolentsomnolescentyawning

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinōscitāns
  2. Englishoscitant

From Latin ōscitāns, present participle of ōscitō. Compare French oscitant.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

oscitant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oscitant

MLA

“oscitant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oscitant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oscitant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oscitant.

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