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absence

/ˈæb.s(ə)n̩s/
Meanings
  • Noun

    The state or condition of being absent or away from a place, person, or thing.

    - "He was in absence during the important meeting."
    - "The absence of sunlight caused the room to be dark."
  • Noun

    A deliberate withholding or omission of something.

    - "The absence of an apology made the situation worse."
    - "The absence of details in the report was disappointing."
Pronunciation
  1. /æbˈsɒns/



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Antonyms

existence , possession , sufficiency , presence
Synonyms

missingness
Rhymes
Words rhyming with absence
presence , dense , sense , fence , ence , apence , advance , dance
Variants
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absence , absence of mind , absences , conspicuous by their absence , in the absence of , leave of absence , leaves of absence , in someone's absence , with the (continued) absence of , with the absence of , with the continued absence of
Etymology
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From the Old French 'absence', from the Latin 'absentia', from 'absens' - present participle of 'abire', meaning 'to go away'.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'absence' is used in various fields such as mathematics, physics, and psychology.

  2. In mathematics, the absence of a number in a sequence is denoted by a dot.

  3. In physics, the absence of gravity in space is called a 'gravity well'.

Related Concepts
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  1. presence: The opposite concept of absence, referring to being present or existing.

  2. absenteeism: The act of being absent from work, school, or other obligations without permission.

Quotes
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  1. Only five to six inches long and weighing less than two ounces, the elf owl is the smallest bird of prey in the world. Its bobbed tail, white "eyebrows," and "absence" of ear tufts give this tiny mothlike predator its impish appearance.

    - Ken Lamerton,{it}Bird Watcher's Digest{/it},May/June 1996

  2. Called the Galápagos of the East, the Seychelles Islands, in the Indian Ocean, have been inhabited for only the past 200 years. In humanity's "absence", nature ran wild: Tens of thousands of giant tortoises still lumber along the beaches, and a palm forest shelters … rare black parrots.

    - {it}Audubon{/it},September-October 1998

  3. Moreover, he has this field pretty much to himself, for while there are many popular writers on science, there are few on engineering, an "absence" that is all the more remarkable since without engineering our technological world could not function.

    - Witold Rybczynski,{it}New York Review of Books{/it},9 June 2005

  4. The 1990 census revealed that 21 percent of 25-year-olds were living with one or both parents, up from 15 percent in 1970. Some young people are not moving out at all before their mid-20s, but many more are doing an extra rotation through the family home after a temporary or lengthy "absence".

    - Paul McFedries,{it}Word Spy{/it},2004
Culture
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In literature, absence can symbolize loss, loneliness, or the unknown. In art, it can be represented through empty spaces or missing elements. In music, it can be conveyed through silence or the omission of certain notes.

How to Memorize "absence"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a room where everyone has left, or a person standing alone in a crowd.
    - Visualize an empty chair at the table or an empty seat in the classroom.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the feeling of emptiness or loneliness.
    - Think of the absence of something as a void or a gap.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mental image of an 'A' for absence, like an empty space or an apple with a bite taken out.
    - Use the phrase 'absent the presence' to remember the meaning.

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