Synonyms for absence

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ab-suhns

Phonetic Transcription : ˈæb səns

Top 10 synonyms for absence

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Définition of absence

Origin : late 14c., from Old French absence (14c.), from Latin absentia, noun of state from absentem (nominative absens), present participle of abesse "be away from, be absent," from ab- "away" (see ab-) + esse "to be" (see essence).
Absence makes the heart grow fonder[Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797-1839) "Isle of Beauty"]

noun state of not being present
noun state of lacking something needed or usual

Example sentences :

Milza was the first to observe that her absence was unusually protracted.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

Then came that man, he filled her heart with illusions, and took her away in my absence.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Decidedly, Dick had been a godsend, and his absence would be a calamity.
Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

I should never have comfort but in his absence, or when I was quarreling with him.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

"I want leave of absence to-day, sir," he said, speaking hurriedly.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

During his absence we shall be able to chuse our own society, and to have true enjoyment.
Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen

To assist us in such a resolution I feel that absence will be necessary.
Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen

I returned again to my old camp, which was not disturbed in my absence.
Extract from : « The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boone » by John Filson

In his absence, Fitzpiers died, and this quite consoled him for his defeat.
Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge

In his absence, Leicester's voice asked if quarter was given.
Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge

Antonyms for absence

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