absence
pronunciation
How to pronounce absence in British English:
UK [ˈæbsəns]
How to pronounce absence in American English:
US [ˈæbsəns]
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- Noun:
- the state of being absent
- failure to be present
- the time interval during which something or somebody is away
- epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities)
Word Origin
- absence (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French absence (14c.), from Latin absentia, noun of state from absentem (nominative absens), present participle of abesse "be away from, be absent," from ab- "away" (see ab-) + esse "to be" (see essence). Absence makes the heart grow fonder [Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797-1839) "Isle of Beauty"]
Antonym
Example
- 1. The deal has been fraying in his absence .
- 2. The absence of such a letter has certainly been noted .
- 3. The absence of short selling and derivatives makes hedging difficult .
- 4. In the absence of ecb support , banks would collapse .
- 5. He never questions his father 's absence .