Definition of absence

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

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Privative :: Privative (n.) A term indicating the absence of any quality which might be naturally or rationally expected; -- called also privative term.
Disrelish :: Disrelish (n.) Absence of relishing or palatable quality; bad taste; nauseousness.
Planet :: Planet (n.) A celestial body which revolves about the sun in an orbit of a moderate degree of eccentricity. It is distinguished from a comet by the absence of a coma, and by having a less eccentric orbit. See Solar system..
Negatively :: Negatively (adv.) In the form of speech implying the absence of something; -- opposed to positively.
Un- :: Un- (adv.) To present particles which come from intransitive verbs, or are themselves employed as adjectives, to mark the absence of the activity, disposition, or condition implied by the participle; as, - ---- and the like..
Miss :: Miss (v. t.) To discover the absence or omission of; to feel the want of; to mourn the loss of; to want.
Unexpectation :: Unexpectation (n.) Absence of expectation; want of foresight.
Lieutenant :: Lieutenant (n.) An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty..
Unprincipled :: Unprincipled (a.) Being without principles; especially, being without right moral principles; also, characterized by absence of principle..
Volumenometer :: Volumenometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the volume of a body, especially a solid, by means of the difference in tension caused by its presence and absence in a confined portion of air..
Absentaneous :: Absentaneous (a.) Pertaining to absence.
Fail :: Fail (v. i.) To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence; to cease to be furnished in the usual or expected manner, or to be altogether cut off from supply; to be lacking; as, streams fail; crops fail..
Depravity :: Depravity (n.) The state of being depraved or corrupted; a vitiated state of moral character; general badness of character; wickedness of mind or heart; absence of religious feeling and principle.
Monitor :: Monitor (n.) Hence, specifically, a pupil selected to look to the school in the absence of the instructor, to notice the absence or faults of the scholars, or to instruct a division or class..
Iniquity :: Iniquity (n.) Absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness; as, the iniquity of bribery; the iniquity of an unjust judge..
Inexperience :: Inexperience (n.) Absence or want of experience; lack of personal and experimental knowledge; as, the inexperience of youth..
Negative :: Negative (a.) Not positive; without affirmative statement or demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of something; privative; as, a negative argument; a negative morality; negative criticism..
Presence :: Presence (n.) The state of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand; -- opposed to absence..
Want :: Want (v. i.) The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food and clothing..
Atresia :: Atresia (n.) Absence or closure of a natural passage or channel of the body; imperforation.
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