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- Dictionaryabsence/ˈabs(ə)ns/
noun
- 1. the state of being away from a place or person: "the letter had arrived during his absence" Similar Opposite
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absence noun (NOT BEING PRESENT) Add to word list. Add to word list. B2 [ U or C ] the fact of not being where you are usually expected to be: during someone's absence A new manager was appointed during her absence. in someone's absence I'll be gone for two weeks, with Chris handling the deliveries in my absence.
The meaning of ABSENCE is a state or condition in which something expected, wanted, or looked for is not present or does not exist : a state or condition in which something is absent. How to use absence in a sentence.
ABSENCE meaning: 1. the fact of not being where you are usually expected to be: 2. the fact of not existing: 3…. Learn more.
ABSENCE definition: 1. a time when you are not in a particular place: 2. the fact of not existing: . Learn more.
Absence definition: state of being away or not being present. See examples of ABSENCE used in a sentence.
Idioms. [uncountable, countable] the fact of somebody being away from a place where they are usually expected to be; the occasion or period of time when somebody is away. in somebody's absence The decision was made in my absence (= while I was not there).
Synonyms for ABSENCE: lack, need, needfulness, shortage, deficiency, paucity, inadequacy, scarcity; Antonyms of ABSENCE: adequacy, supply, sufficiency, stock, excess, fund, pool, surplus.
