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Antonyms for absence

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ab-suhns
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæb səns

Definition 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

Synonyms for absence

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