absence

n.

1. The state of being away.
2. The time during which one is away.
3. Lack; want: an absence of leadership.
4. The state of being absent-minded; inattentiveness: absence of mind.

noun

1. Failure to be present: nonattendance. Law nonappearance. See absence.
2. The condition of lacking a needed or usual amount: dearth, lack, want. See excess/insufficiency/enough.

Idioms beginning with absence:
absence makes the heart grow fonder

In addition to the idiom beginning with absence, also see conspicuous by its absence.

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n

Definition: lack of something needed or usual
Antonyms: abundance, enough, plenty

n

Definition: state of not being present
Antonyms: existence, presence

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A transient loss of consciousness that may occur, for example, as a result of a physical blow.

IN BRIEF: Failure to be present. Also: The time interval during which something or somebody is away.

Insecurity exists in the absence of knowledge. — Unknown

Quotes:

"Greater things are believed of those who are absent." - Publius Cornelius Tacitus

"When delicate and feeling souls are separated, there is not a feature in the sky, not a movement of the elements, not an aspiration of the breeze, but hints some cause for a lover's apprehension." - Richard Brinsley Sheridan

"Parting is such sweet sorrow." - William Shakespeare

"How like a winter hath my absence been. From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year! What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen, What old December's bareness everywhere!" - William Shakespeare

"Failing to be there when a man wants her is a woman's greatest sin, except to be there when he doesn't want her." - Helen Rowland

"Absence and a friendly neighbor washes away love." - Proverb

See more famous quotes about Absence

Common misspelling(s) of absence

• absense

Dansk (Danish)
n. - mangel, fravær

idioms:

• absence of malice    mangel på malice, mangel på ond vilje
• absence of mind    åndsfraværelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
afwezigheid, verstek, tekort/gebrek

Français (French)
n. - manque, absence, faute de, (Jur) non-comparution, défaut, (Jur) par contumace, éloignement

idioms:

• absence of mind    absence, distraction

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abwesenheit, Fehlen, Mangel

idioms:

• absence of mind    Geistesabwesenheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απουσία, έλλειψη, ανυπαρξία

idioms:

• absence of malice    χωρίς δόλο
• absence of mind    αφηρημάδα

Italiano (Italian)
mancanza, contumacia

idioms:

• absence of malice    ingenuità, senza premeditazione, senza intenzione di nuocere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ausência (f), falta (f), afastamento (m)

idioms:

• absence of malice    ausência de malícia
• leave of absence    permissão (f) de ausência

Русский (Russian)
отсутствие, пропуск

idioms:

• absence of malice    беззлобность
• leave of absence    отпуск

Español (Spanish)
n. - ausencia, falta, inasistencia

idioms:

• absence of mind    distracción, despiste

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - frånvaro, bortovaro

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不在, 缺席, 缺乏

idioms:

• absence of malice    无恶意, 没有恶意
• absence of mind    心不在焉

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不在, 缺席, 缺乏

idioms:

• absence of malice    無惡意, 沒有惡意
• absence of mind    心不在焉

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 부재, 결근, 결여, 방심

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不在, 不参加, 欠乏, 欠神, うかつさ, 放心

idioms:

• absence of malice    悪意の無い
• absence of mind    放心状態, うわの空

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غياب, فقدان, إنعدام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮היעדרות, העדר, חוסר‬

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