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1. (n.) absence
the state of being away or not being present.
2. absence
a period of being away:
an absence of several weeks.
3. absence
failure to attend or appear when expected.
4. absence
lack; deficiency:
the absence of proof.
5. absence
inattentiveness; preoccupation; absent-mindedness:
absence of mind.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < MF < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) absence
the state of being absent
"he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"
2. (noun) absence
failure to be present
3. (noun) absence
the time interval during which something or somebody is away
"he visited during my absence"
4. (noun) absence, absence seizure
the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
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1. (noun) absence
≠ presence
In her absence, you're in charge.; student absences
2. absence
a lack of
the absence of good leadership
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) absence
a state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence
2. (noun) absence
want; destitution; withdrawal
3. (noun) absence
inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind
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Sense: the condition of not being present
His absence was noticed.
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 Afrikaans: afwesigheid |
 Arabic: غِيَاب |
 Bulgarian: отсъствие |
 Brazilian: ausência |
 Czech: absence |
 German: die Abwesenheit |
 Danish: fravær; fraværelse |
 Greek: απουσία |
 Spanish: ausencia |
 Estonian: puudumine |
 Farsi: غیبت |
 Finnish: poissaolo |
 French: absence |
 Hebrew: הֵעַדרוּת @@@הֵיעַדרוּת$$ |
 Hindi: अनुपस्थिति |
 Croatian: odsutnost |
 Hungarian: távollét |
 Indonesian: ketidakhadiran |
 Icelandic: fjarvera |
 Italian: assenza |
 Japanese: 欠席 |
 Korean: 부재 |
 Lithuanian: nebuvimas |
 Latvian: neierašanās |
 Malay: ketidakhadiran |
 Dutch: afwezigheid |
 Norwegian: fravær |
 Polish: nieobecność |
 Persian: غیابت |
 Pashto: غيابت |
 Portuguese: ausência |
 Romanian: absenţă |
 Russian: отсутствие |
 Slovak: absencia |
 Slovenian: odsotnost |
 Serbian: odsustvo |
 Swedish: frånvaro |
 Thai: การขาด |
 Turkish: yokluk |
 Taiwanese: 缺席 |
 Ukrainian: відсутність |
 Urdu: غیر حاضری |
 Vietnamese: sự vắng mặt |
 Chinese: 缺席 |
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