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Absences

A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; the period of being away.

📖 Definitions of "Absences"

noun
  1. 1

    A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; the period of being away.

    "Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    Lack; deficiency; nonexistence.

    "He had an absence of enthusiasm."

  4. 4

    Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind).

    "absence of mind"

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