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1. absence
noun. ['ˈæbsəns'] the state of being absent.
Synonyms
- lack
- want
- deficiency
- awayness
Antonyms
- wealth
- inessential
- adequacy
- sufficiency
Etymology
- absence (Middle English (1100-1500))
- absence (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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Rhymes with Absence
- abeyance
- abhorrence
- abstinence
- abundance
- acceptance
- acceptance
- accordance
- acquaintance
- acquiescence
- adherence
- admittance
- adolescence
- adolescence
- adriance
- affluence
- agence
- allegiance
- alliance
- allowance
- ambiance
How do you pronounce absence?
Pronounce absence as ˈæbsəns.
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How to spell absence? Is it absense? Or abscence? Common misspellings are:
- absense
- abscence
Sentences with absence
1. Noun, singular or mass
Supply 1 inch of water weekly to the okra plants in the absence of rain until harvest time.
Quotes about absence
1. While formal schooling is an important advantage, it is not a guarantee of success nor is its absence a fatal handicap.
- Ray Kroc
2. Absence - that common cure of love.
- Lord Byron
3. Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
- Thomas Fuller
2. absence
noun. ['ˈæbsəns'] failure to be present.
Synonyms
- default
- nonattendance
- absenteeism
Antonyms
- presence
- have
- include
- despair
Etymology
- absence (Middle English (1100-1500))
- absence (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. absence
noun. ['ˈæbsəns'] 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.
Synonyms
- seizure
- subclinical absence
- petit mal
- ictus
- complex absence
- absence seizure
- simple absence
- pure absence
- epilepsia minor
- petit mal epilepsy
Antonyms
- thicken
- inflate
- deflate
- increase
Etymology
- absence (Middle English (1100-1500))
- absence (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. absence
noun. ['ˈæbsəns'] the time interval during which something or somebody is away.
Synonyms
- time interval
Antonyms
- expand
- uncut
Etymology
- absence (Middle English (1100-1500))
- absence (Old French (842-ca. 1400))