Definition
oscitance
noun
- the act or habit of yawning; drowsiness or sleepiness.
Usage: formal or literary; rare in modern usage
Examples
- The student's oscitance during the lecture was a sign of fatigue.
- After a long day of work, oscitance overtook him as he sat in the waiting room.
- The warm afternoon induced a state of oscitance in the entire class.
- His oscitance was barely concealed behind a polite hand.
- The medication caused drowsiness and oscitance as side effects.