What does absence mean?
Definitions for absence
ˈæb sənsab·sence
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Princeton's WordNet
absencenoun
the state of being absent
"he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"
absencenoun
failure to be present
absencenoun
the time interval during which something or somebody is away
"he visited during my absence"
absence, absence seizurenoun
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
Wiktionary
absencenoun
A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship.
absencenoun
Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendence; deficiency.
absencenoun
Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind)
absence of mind.
absencenoun
Temporary lossor disruption of consciousness, with sudden onset and recovery, and common in epilepsy.
absencenoun
Lack of contact between blades.
Etymology: From absent, from absentia, from absens, present active participle of absum, from ab + sum.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Absencenoun
Sir, ’tis fit
You have strong party to defend yourself
By calmness, or by absence: all’s in danger. William Shakespeare, Coriol.His friends beheld, and pity’d him in vain,
For what advice can ease a lover’s pain?
Absence, the best expedient they could find,
Might save the fortune, if not cure the mind. John Dryden, Fab.Absence is of a fourfold kind or species. The first is a necessary absence, as in banished persons; this is entirely necessary. A second, necessary and voluntary; as, upon the account of the commonwealth, or in the service of the church. The third kind the civilians call a probable absence; as, that of students on the score of study. And the fourth, an absence entirely voluntary; as, on the account of trade, merchandise, and the like. Some add a fifth kind of absence, which is committed cum dolo & culpâ, by a man’s non-appearance on a citation; as, in a contumacious person, who, in hatred to his contumacy, is, by the law, in some respects, reputed as a person present. John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici.
You have given no dissertation upon the absence of lovers, nor laid down any methods how they should support themselves under those separations. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 241.
I continued my walk, reflecting on the little absences and distractions of mankind. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 77.
His absence from his mother oft he’ll mourn,
And, with his eyes, look wishes to return. John Dryden, Juv. Sat. ii.
ChatGPT
absence
Absence is the state of not being present in a particular place or situation. It can refer to someone not being physically in a specific location, or a certain element or quality missing from a situation or context. It typically relates to the lack of something or someone that is expected or required to be there.
absence
Absence is the state of being away from a place or person, or the nonexistence or lack of something. It can refer to both the physical absence of an individual or an object, as well as more abstract concepts like the absence of evidence, emotion or truth.
absence
Absence is the state of something or someone not being present or not available at a certain place or time. It can also indicate the lack or nonexistence of a particular quality or attribute.
absence
Absence refers to the state of not being present at a particular place or situation, either physically, mentally or both. It can also refer to a lack of something, or the fact that something does not exist or is missing.
Webster Dictionary
Absencenoun
a state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence
Absencenoun
want; destitution; withdrawal
Absencenoun
inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind
Etymology: [F., fr. L. absentia. See Absent.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
absence
A permission occasionally obtained, on urgent affairs, by officers to quit their duties.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'absence' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1745
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'absence' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4745
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'absence' in Nouns Frequency: #779
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of absence in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of absence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of absence in a Sentence
Unfortunately, with this success and the burdens of leading a large and growing organization comes substantial pressure, today, my colleagues and I on the Liberty University Board of Trustees and Jerry Falwell Jr. mutually agreed that it would be good for him to take an indefinite leave of absence.
Unfortunately, I can confirm that the Russian leadership, including Minister Lavrov, live in their own reality, in our talks, behind closed doors and in the absence of the media, he told me looking in my eyes that the pictures of pregnant women being taken from under the rubble of the maternity house are fake, that they hit the maternity house as a military target because the Russian military was absolutely sure that it was under the control of Ukrainian army.
UNHCR remains firmly opposed to arrangements that seek to transfer refugees and asylum-seekers to third countries in the absence of sufficient safeguards and standards. Such arrangements simply shift asylum responsibilities, evade international obligations, and are contrary to the letter and spirit of the Refugee Convention.
People have to structure their lives around the absence of other human beings, they [prisoners in solitary confinement] go for years on end without touching anyone with affection.
MARK RUFFALO, DANNY DEVITO AMONG STARS PRESSING HOLLYWOOD TO CAST MORE ACTORS WITH DISABILITIES Perhaps the most alarming aspect of the UCLA report is its analysis of 11 major and mid-major studios. The numbers revealed that91 percentof C-level( CEO, CMO, etc.) positions are held by white people and 82 percentaremen. In senior executive positions, white people hold93 percentpercent of the jobs and 80 percentare held by men. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP While we are slowly seeing more representation of diverse groups onscreen, the lack of diversity behind the camera is still ever-present, we feel that absence most when directors, producers and writers try to tell stories that are not their own, which results in inauthentic storylines, unflattering angles and caricatures of marginalized groups.
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- غيابArabic
- адсу́тнасцьBelarusian
- липса, отсъствиеBulgarian
- absènciaCatalan, Valencian
- absence, nepřítomnostCzech
- fravær, mangelDanish
- Fehlen, Abwesenheit, AbsenzGerman
- forestoEsperanto
- ausencia, faltaSpanish
- absenceFrench
- neamhláithreacht, asláithreacht, uireasaIrish
- easbhaidh, dearmad-inntinne, neo-làthaireachdScottish Gaelic
- ausenciaGalician
- अनुपस्थितिHindi
- absentiaInterlingua
- 欠落, 無頓着, 欠席, 不保持, 不在Japanese
- absentiaLatin
- nebuvimasLithuanian
- korengaMāori
- åndsfravær, mangel, fraværNorwegian
- ontbreken, afwezigheid, verstrooidheidDutch
- mangel, fråvær, åndsfråværNorwegian Nynorsk
- nieobecnośćPolish
- ausência, [[falta]] [[de]] [[atenção]], faltaPortuguese
- absență, neatențieRomanian
- недостаток, рассеянность, нехватка, отлучка, отсутствиеRussian
- odsustvoSerbo-Croatian
- odsotnostSlovene
- frånvaro, bortavaroSwedish
- yoklukTurkish
- 缺席Chinese
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