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Oscitancy

The act of gaping or yawning.

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Drowsiness 76% connected

State of being drowsy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Dullness 76% connected

The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness, or of brightn…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Obtuseness 76% connected

State or quality of being obtuse.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Reflex 76% connected

Directed back; attended by reflection; retroactive; introspective.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sleepiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being sleepy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Somnolence 76% connected

Alt. of Somnolency

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 1

Pandiculation 76% connected

A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as when fatigued and drowsy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 2

Yawn 74% connected

To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Yawn 74% connected

To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 2

Yawn 92% connected

To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Yawning 92% connected

of Yawn

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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