absence
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
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Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Italic *ap
Latin abder.
Latin ab-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt
Proto-Italic *ezom~*som
Old Latin 𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌 (esom)
Old Latin esum
Latin sum
Latin absum
Latin absēns
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Latin absentiader.
Old French absencebor.
Middle English absence
English absence
From Middle English absence, from Old French absence, ausence, from Latin absentia, from absēns (“absent”), present active participle of absum (“to be away or absent”), from ab (“from, away from”) + sum (“to be”).
Inflected forms:
form: absences
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: abs.
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
gloss: The period of someone being away.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: During Jane's absence, Mark will be taking charge.
Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence.
gloss: Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: Harry Kane was an absence in that first half. He touched the ball 11 times despite Spurs taking 62% of possession.
Then, in January, a creeping tsunami of train cancellations, triggered by major staff absences as a result of the aggressive transmissibility of Omicron, heaped further misery on rail users.
gloss: Lack; deficiency; non-existence.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: He had an absence of enthusiasm.
in the absence of higher and more authoritative sanctions the ordinances of foreign states, the opinions of eminent statesmen, and the writings of distinguished jurists, are regarded as of great consideration on questions not settled by conventional law
The narrow streets that twist and turn through the compact heart of Dent are surfaced with cobbles which, in the absence of pavements, spread right across from doorstep to doorstep.
gloss: Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind).
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: absence of mind
Reflecting on the little absences and distractions of mankind.
To conquer that abstraction which is called absence.
gloss: Temporary loss or disruption of consciousness, with sudden onset and recovery, and common in epilepsy.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
gloss: Lack of contact between blades.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
Synonyms: missingness
Antonyms: presence
existence
possession
sufficiency
Related words: absent
absentee
absenteeism
absential
Derived words: absement
absence makes the heart go yonder
absence makes the heart grow fonder
absence of mind
absence seizure
absence without leave
conspicuous by one's absence
in the absence of
leave of absence
nonabsence
omniabsence
pseudoabsence
Translations:
lang: French
word: absence
lang: French
word: absence du fer
lang: Italian
word: invito aperto
lang: Italian
word: ferro libero
lang: Portuguese
word: ausência
lang: Portuguese
word: ausência de ferro
lang: Spanish
word: ausencia de hierro
lang: Spanish
word: ausencia