absent
v. stay away, withdraw oneself adj. not present; preoccupied, lost in thought | ||||
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Absent Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Absent
(v. t.)
To withhold from being present.
(v. t.)
To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun.
(a.)
Not existing; lacking; as, the part was rudimental or absent.
(a.)
Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; as, an absent air.
(a.)
Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present.
(v. t.)
To withhold from being present.
(v. t.)
To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun.
(a.)
Not existing; lacking; as, the part was rudimental or absent.
(a.)
Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; as, an absent air.
(a.)
Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present.
| WordNet 2.0 |
absent
Verb
1. go away or leave; "He absented himself"
(synonym) remove
(hypernym) disappear, vanish, go away
(derivation) absentee
Adjective
1. not in a specified place physically or mentally
(antonym) present
(similar) away(p), gone(p), departed(a)
(attribute) presence
2. lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professer"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
(synonym) absentminded, abstracted, scatty
(similar) inattentive
Verb
1. go away or leave; "He absented himself"
(synonym) remove
(hypernym) disappear, vanish, go away
(derivation) absentee
Adjective
1. not in a specified place physically or mentally
(antonym) present
(similar) away(p), gone(p), departed(a)
(attribute) presence
2. lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professer"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
(synonym) absentminded, abstracted, scatty
(similar) inattentive
| The Devil's Dictionary |
ABSENT
Absent, (adj.)
Peculiarly exposed to the tooth of detraction; vilifed; hopelessly in the wrong; superseded in the consideration and affection of another.
To men a man is but a mind. Who cares
What face he carries or what form he wears?
But woman's body is the woman. O,
Stay thou, my sweetheart, and do never go,
But heed the warning words the sage hath said:
A woman absent is a woman dead.
Jogo Tyree
Absent, (adj.)
Peculiarly exposed to the tooth of detraction; vilifed; hopelessly in the wrong; superseded in the consideration and affection of another.
To men a man is but a mind. Who cares
What face he carries or what form he wears?
But woman's body is the woman. O,
Stay thou, my sweetheart, and do never go,
But heed the warning words the sage hath said:
A woman absent is a woman dead.
Jogo Tyree
| The Phrase Finder |
Absent without leave
Meaning
Absent without permission.
Origin
Military origin. Often shortened to AWOL.
Meaning
Absent without permission.
Origin
Military origin. Often shortened to AWOL.
| hEnglish - advanced version |
absent
absent
absence \ab"sence\ (&?;), n. [f., fr. l. absentia. see absent.]
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. ii. 12.
2. want; destitution; withdrawal. "in the absence of conventional law."
3. inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind. "reflecting on the little absences and distractions of mankind." to conquer that abstraction which is called absence.
similar words(3)
absent-mindedness
absent-mindedly
absent-minded
absent
absence \ab"sence\ (&?;), n. [f., fr. l. absentia. see absent.]
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. ii. 12.
2. want; destitution; withdrawal. "in the absence of conventional law."
3. inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind. "reflecting on the little absences and distractions of mankind." to conquer that abstraction which is called absence.
similar words(3)
absent-mindedness
absent-mindedly
absent-minded
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Absenol
Absenol = a. absent
Absenol = a. absent
Hono
Hono = a. [feminine of HWN] that, absent
Hwnw
Hwnw = a. that; absent
Absent Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
absent
adjective
not here, not there; normal symptoms of malaria are absent in this form of the disease; three children are absent because they are ill
adjective
not here, not there; normal symptoms of malaria are absent in this form of the disease; three children are absent because they are ill
Absent Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
absent
absens, absentis, desum
absens, absentis, desum
Absent Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Absent
tadek-adir (anc.)
tadek-adir (anc.)
| English - Klingon |
be absent
v. Dach
v. Dach
be absentminded
v. jeH
Absent Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries