Definitions for absent
ˈæb sənt; æbˈsɛnt, ˈæb səntab·sent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. absentadjective

   not being in a specified place

2. lacking, absent, missing, wantingadjective

   nonexistent

   "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking"

3. absent, absentminded, abstracted, scattyverb

   lost in thought; showing preoccupation

   "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"

4. absent, removeverb

   go away or leave

   "He absented himself"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ABSENTadjective

   Etymology: absens, Lat.

   1. Not present; used with the particle from.

   In spring the fields, in autumn hills I love;
   At morn the plains, at noon the shady grove;
   But Delia always: absent from her sight,
   Nor plains at morn, nor groves at noon delight. Alexander Pope, Past.

   Where there is advantage to be given,
   Both more and less have given him the revolt;
   And none serve with him but constrained things,
   Whose hearts are absent too. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Whether they were absent or present, they were vexed alike. Wisd. xi. 11.

   2. Absent in mind, inattentive; regardless of the present object.

   I distinguish a man that is absent, because he thinks of something else, from him that is absent, because he thinks of nothing. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 77.

2. To Absentverb

   To withdraw, to forbear to come into presence.

   If thou didst ever hold me in thy heart,
   Absent thee from felicity a while,
   And in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain,
   To tell my tale. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   But if thou think’st trial unsought may find
   Us both securer, than thus warn’d thou seem’st,
   Go —— for thy stay, not free, absents thee more. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix. l. 372.

   Tho’ I am forc’d, thus to absent myself
   From all I love, I shall contrive some means,
   Some friendly intervals, to visit thee. Thomas Southerne, Spartan Dame.

   The Arengo, however, is still called together in cases of extraordinary importance; and if, after due summons, any member absents himself, he is to be fined to the value of about a penny English. Joseph Addison, Remarks on Italy.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Absentadjective

   being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present

2. Absentadjective

   not existing; lacking; as, the part was rudimental or absent

3. Absentadjective

   inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; as, an absent air

4. Absentverb

   to take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun

5. Absentverb

   to withhold from being present

6. Etymology: [Cf. F. absenter.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Absent

   abs′ent, adj. being away: not present: inattentive—v.t. (abs-ent′) to keep one's self away.—ns. Abs′ence, the state of being away or not present: want: inattention; Absentee′, one who is absent on any occasion: one who makes a habit of living away from his estate or his office; Absentee′ism, the practice of absenting one's self from duty or station, esp. of a landowner living away from his estate.—adv. Ab′sently. [L. absent-, pr.p. of absum—ab, away from, sum, esse, to be.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. absent

   A term used in military returns in accounting for the deficiency of any given number of officers or soldiers, and is usually distinguished under two heads, viz.: Absent with leave, such as officers with permission, or enlisted men on furlough. Absent without leave; men who desert are sometimes reported absent without leave, to bring their crimes under cognizance of regimental, garrison, or field-officers’ courts; thus, under mitigating circumstances, trial by general court-martial is avoided. Absence without leave entails forfeiture of pay during such absence, unless it is excused as unavoidable. An officer absent without leave for three months may be dropped from the rolls of the army by the President, and is not eligible to reappointment.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'absent' in Adjectives Frequency: #769

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1. basten

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of absent in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of absent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of absent in a Sentence

1. Christopher Wolf:

   Despite this recovery, beavers are still absent from many streams that they likely formerly inhabited.

2. Ashley Ebersole:

   You have a very vocal executive who enjoys putting out content on Twitter, if there was evidence of nefarious intent to pump up the price of something, the SEC would look at that. But absent that, people are going to tweet and there is no agency responsible for policing Twitter.

3. Paul Offit:

   Where's the evidence that somebody over 50 benefits from a fourth dose ? Because the evidence to date appears to support the possibility for those over 65, although I haven't, we haven't, seen all the data, absent that evidence, then there shouldn't be this recommendation.

4. David Cook:

   Pensions are bullet proof, absent divine intervention, they are nearly impossible to topple.This is frustrating.

5. Jeffrey Gundlach:

   It is too early to make a judgment on Pimco, less than one year is too early for any investment strategy. But I do think it would behoove them to clarify their investment process absent Bill Gross.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=absent
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=absent
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absent
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=absent
5. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html