Definitions for absence
ˈæb sənsab·sence

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. absence(noun)

   the state of being absent

   "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"

2. absence(noun)

   failure to be present

3. absence(noun)

   the time interval during which something or somebody is away

   "he visited during my absence"

4. absence, absence seizure(noun)

   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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. absence(Noun)

   A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship.

2. absence(Noun)

   Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendence; deficiency.

3. absence(Noun)

   Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind)

   absence of mind.

4. absence(Noun)

   Temporary lossor disruption of consciousness, with sudden onset and recovery, and common in epilepsy.

5. absence(Noun)

   Lack of contact between blades.

Origin: From absent, from absentia, from absens, present active participle of absum, from ab + sum.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Absence(noun)

   a state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence

2. Absence(noun)

   want; destitution; withdrawal

3. Absence(noun)

   inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind

Origin: [F., fr. L. absentia. See Absent.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. absence

   A permission occasionally obtained, on urgent affairs, by officers to quit their duties.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'absence' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1745

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'absence' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4745

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'absence' in Nouns Frequency: #779

How to pronounce absence?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say absence in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of absence in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of absence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of absence in a Sentence

1. William Shakespeare:

   I dote on his very absence.

2. Ovid:

   A short absence is the safest.

3. Harry S Truman:

   The absence of war is not peace.

4. Thomas Haynes Bayly:

   Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

5. Michael Crichton:

   Absence of proof is not proof of absence.

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