absence, n.
(absences)
freq. cnt. 33
(absences)
freq. cnt. 33
the state of being absent
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 25
absence
sample sentences
"he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"
failure to be present
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8
absence
the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
<noun.state>
absence absence seizure
semantic pointers
hypernym
part holonym
hyponym
the time interval during which something or somebody is away
<noun.time>
absence