absence
(noun)
noun
1. the state of being absent
- he was surprised by the absence of any explanation
Definition categories: state, deficiency, lack, want
2. failure to be present
Definition categories: act, nonattendance
3. the time interval during which something or somebody is away
- he visited during my absence
Definition categories: time, interval
4. 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
Definition categories: state, ictus, raptus, seizure
Sentences with absence as a noun:
- Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
- He had an absence of enthusiasm.
- absence of mind