oscitancyn.
/ˈɒsᵻt(ə)nsi/, U.S. /ˈɑsətnsi/, /ˈɑsədənsi/ Now rare.† 2. The act or action of yawning; a fit of yawning. Obsolete.
1. † b. An instance or example of this. Obsolete.
a. Drowsiness as evidenced by yawning; dullness; indolence, negligence, inattention.
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the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > [noun] > drowsy inattention
oscitancy1609
oscitance1636
oscitation1656
the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [noun] > negligence
negligence1351
lashness1477
uncarefulness1567
oscitancy1609
neglect1610
neglectiveness1621
oscitation1656
neglectfulness1693
laches1844
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > drowsiness > [noun] > specific types
Endymiony1600
oscitancy1609
narcotism1843
hypnotism1860
snow-sleepiness1896
snow-sleep1901
1609 T. Tuke Picture True Protestant ix. 51 Nor starue them through indiligence and oscitancy.
1619 W. Sclater Expos. 1 Thess. 168 Tendring their presence in the Congregation to fill vp the number, but with such Oscitancie [printed Oscitaurie], and gaping drowzinesse, that they regard not what is spoken vnto them.
a1620 J. Dyke Divers Select Serm. (1640) 34 An oscitancy of spirit.
a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 62 I judge it rather the Historians oscitancie, and supine negligence.
1694 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding (new ed.) iv. xix. 400 Their hot pursuit of pleasure, or constant drudgery in business engages some Men's thoughts elsewhere; Laziness and Oscitancy in general, or a particular aversion for Books, Study, and Meditation keep others from any serious thoughts at all.
1737 London Mag. 239/2 The Former [reading] a Sophisticated one crept in by the Oscitancy and Hallucination of the Printer.
1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 774 Her, whose winking eye, And slumb'ring oscitancy mars the brood.
1848 R. E. Landor Fountain of Arethusa II. xi. ii. 87 Often did those gilded roofs ring with the echo of Bartholomew's yawns... His oscitancy surprised..the manes who were near enough to hear it.
1858 J. A. James True Christian iv. 64 This oscitancy they carry into their religious matters.
1900 F. Hall in Nation (N.Y.) 15 Feb. 127/2 That they all went astray owing to a coincidence of oscitancy is clearly beyond belief.
2001 Re: What is up with Powernoise? in rec.music.industrial (Usenet newsgroup) 28 Jan. It seems he's using ‘recontextualism’ as a tired, arty excuse to justify his artistic oscitancy as of late.
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the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > [noun] > drowsy inattention > instance of
oscitancy1649
oscitation1656
the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [noun] > negligence > instance of
negligence1351
lachesa1393
oscitancy1649
1649 J. Goodwin (Title) An Answer to a Printed Paper... Wherein..the predominant designe of it fully evinced to be, either an unscholarlike oscitancie and mistake, or else somewhat much worse.
1677 R. Cary Palæologia Chronica ii. ii. i. 210 Bishop Usher roundly censures this as an Oscitancy in him.
1782 Gentleman's Mag. 52 574 The oscitancies of Mr. Wharton..do certainly deserve reprehension.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > drowsiness > [noun] > action of yawning
yawningc725
oscitation1547
oscitance1636
yawn1707
oscitancy1717
1717 Entertainer No. 2. 11 In the case of Oscitancy, when one Person has extended or dilated his Jaws, he has set the whole Company into the same Posture.
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 424 The particular kind of pandiculation..being called Oscitancy, Yawning or Gaping.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1609- overfields
- overfierce
- out-of-the-wayness
- out-of-the-world
- out-of-the-worldish
- out-of-the-worldly
- out-of-the-worldness
- out-of-touchness
- out-of-towner
- out-of-true
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- out-old the old
- out-open
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