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dullness vs oscitancy

oscitancy vs dullness

dullness and oscitancy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dullness Yes No No No
oscitancy Yes No No No
As nouns, oscitancy is a hyponym of dullness; that is, oscitancy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dullness:
  • dullness: the quality of being slow to understand
  • oscitancy: drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning
Other hyponyms of dullness include oscitance.
dullness (noun) oscitancy (noun)
lack of sensibility an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
without sharpness or clearness of edge or point drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning
the quality of lacking interestingness
a lack of visual brightness
the quality of being slow to understand
Difference between dullness and oscitancy

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