Oscitant

os·ci·tan·cy  (s-tn-s)

n. pl. os·ci·tan·cies

1. The act of yawning.

2. The state of being drowsy or inattentive; dullness.

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[From oscitant, yawning, from Latin scitns, scitant-, present participle of scitre, to yawn : s, mouth; see s- in Indo-European roots + citre, to move; see kei-² in Indo-European roots.]

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osci·tant adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

oscitant - showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation" drowsy, yawning inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"