Absence

English

Etymology

From Middle English absence, from Old French absence, from Latin absentia, from absēns (“‘absent’”), present active participle of absum (“‘I am away or absent’”), from ab (“‘from, away from’”) + sum (“‘I am’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæbsəns/, SAMPA: /"{bs@ns/

• Audio (US)	noicon
  (file)

Noun

Singular Absence

Plural {{{1}}}

Absence ({{{1}}})

1. A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence.

   Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence. - Phillippians 2:12

2. Want; lack; destitution; withdrawal.

   In the absence of conventional law. - Kent

3. Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind.

   Reflecting on the little absences and distractions of mankind. - Joseph Addison

   To conquer that abstraction which is called absence. - Landor

Antonyms

• presence

Derived terms

• absence makes the heart grow fonder

Related terms

• absent
• absentee
• absenteeism

Translations

state of being absent

Arabic: غياب (ğiyāb) m. Bulgarian: отсъствие bg(bg) Czech: nepřítomnost cs(cs) f., absence cs(cs) f. Dutch: afwezigheid nl(nl) f. French: absence fr(fr) f. German: Abwesenheit de(de) f. Japanese: 欠席 (kesseki) Lithuanian: nebuvimas lt(lt) m. Middle English: absence Norwegian: Bokmål: fravær n. Nynorsk: fråvær n.

Portuguese: ausência pt(pt) f. Russian: отсутствие ru(ru) (otsútstvije) n., отлучка ru(ru) (otlúčka) f. Scottish Gaelic: neo-làthaireachd gd(gd) f. Serbian: odsustvo sr(sr) n. Slovene: odsotnost f. Spanish: ausencia es(es) f. Swedish: frånvaro sv(sv) c., bortavaro sv(sv) c. Turkish: yokluk tr(tr)

want; lack; destitution; withdrawal

Bulgarian: липса bg(bg) Czech: nepřítomnost cs(cs) f., absence cs(cs) f. Dutch: afwezigheid nl(nl) f., ontbreken nl(nl) n. French: absence fr(fr) f. German: Abwesenheit de(de) f., Fehlen de(de) n. Norwegian: Bokmål: fravær n., mangel m. Nynorsk: fråvær n., mangel m.

Portuguese: ausência pt(pt) f., falta pt(pt) f. Russian: отсутствие ru(ru) (otsútstvije) n., нехватка ru(ru) (nexvátka) f., недостаток ru(ru) (nedostátok) m. Scottish Gaelic: easbhaidh gd(gd) f. Slovene: odsotnost f. Spanish: ausencia es(es) f., falta es(es) f. Swedish: frånvaro sv(sv) c. Turkish: yokluk tr(tr)

inattention to things present

Bulgarian: отсъствие bg(bg) Czech: nepřítomnost cs(cs) f. Dutch: verstrooidheid nl(nl) f. German: Abwesenheit de(de) f. Norwegian: Bokmål: åndsfravær n. (absence of mind) Nynorsk: åndsfråvær n. (absence of mind)

Russian: рассеянность ru(ru) (rasséjannost') f. Scottish Gaelic: dearmad-inntinne gd(gd) m. Slovene: odsotnost f.

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Translations to be checked

Ido: absenteso Interlingua: absentia Italian: assenza f. Korean: 부재 (不在, bujae) Novial: absenteso Romanian: absenţă f., lipsă f. Portuguese: ausência f. Spanish: ausencia f.

---

Czech

Etymology

From French absence from Latin absentia, from absēns (“‘absent’”), present active participle of absum (“‘I am away or absent’”), from ab (“‘of, by, from’”) + sum (“‘I am’”)

Noun

Absence f.

1. absence

---

French

Etymology

From Latin absentia, from absēns (“‘absent’”), present active participle of absum (“‘I am away or absent’”), from ab (“‘of, by, from’”) + sum (“‘I am’”).

Pronunciation

• audio	noicon
  (file)

• IPA: /ap.sɑ̃s/, SAMPA: /ap.sA~s/

Noun

Absence f. (plural Absences)

1. absence (state of being absent or withdrawn).

---

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French absent, from Latin absentia, from absēns (“‘absent’”), present active participle of absum (“‘I am away or absent’”), from ab (“‘of, by, from’”) + sum (“‘I am’”).

Noun

1. absent

Related terms

• absent

References

• Template:Cite book