Meaning of absence in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; the period of being away.

  Example: Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

• Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency.

• Lack; deficiency; nonexistence.

  Example: He had an absence of enthusiasm.

• Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind).

  Example: absence of mind

• Temporary loss or disruption of consciousness, with sudden onset and recovery, and common in epilepsy.

• Lack of contact between blades.