oscitant

1. 1.

   showing lack of attention or boredom

   “the yawning congregation”

   Synonymsdrowsyyawning

   Similarinattentive

Questions about oscitant

What does oscitant mean?

oscitant means "showing lack of attention or boredom".

How many syllables are in oscitant?

oscitant has 3 syllables: o-sci-tant. The stress falls on "o".

What is another word for oscitant?

Close synonyms include drowsy, yawning. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is oscitant a common word?

oscitant is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.