Absent

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Not present; missing: absent friends; absent parents.
  • adj. Not existent; lacking: a country in which morality is absent.
  • adj. Exhibiting or feeling inattentiveness: an absent nod.
  • v. To keep (oneself) away: They absented themselves from the debate.
  • preposition. Without: "Absent a legislative fix, this is an invitation for years of litigation” ( Brian E. O'Neill).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present.
  • adj. Not existing; lacking.
  • adj. Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
  • v. To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun.
  • v. To withhold from being present.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not in a certain place at a given time; not in consciousness or thought at a certain time; away: opposed to present.
  • Not existing; wanting; not forming a part or attribute of: as, among them refinement is absent; revenge is entirely absent from his mind.
  • Absent-minded (which see).
  • n. One who is not present; an absentee.
  • To make absent; take or keep away: now used only reflexively, but formerly sometimes otherwise, as by Milton: as, to absent one's self from home; he absented himself from the meeting.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. lost in thought; showing preoccupation
  • adj. not being in a specified place
  • adj. nonexistent
  • v. go away or leave
  • Equivalent
    inattentive    away    AWOL    truant    introuvable    nonexistent   
    Antonym
    present   
    Verb Form
    absented    absenting    absently    absents   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    go away    disappear    vanish   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    absented    absenting   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    unable    indifferent    unhappy    anxious    silent    thoughtful    depress    unwilling    uncertain