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absence
absencethe state of being away; the time during which one is away; lack: absence of evidence
Not to be confused with:absents – to keep (oneself) away: She absents herself from all meetings.ab·sence A0025400 (ăb′səns)n.1. The state of being away.2. The time during which one is away.3. Lack; want: an absence of leadership.4. The state of being absent-minded; inattentiveness: absence of mind.absence (ˈæbsəns) n1. the state of being away2. the time during which a person or thing is away3. the fact of being without something; lack[C14: via Old French from Latin absentia, from absēns a being away]ab•sence (ˈæb səns)
n. 1. the state of being away or not being present. 2. a period of being away: an absence of several weeks. 3. failure to attend or appear when expected. 4. lack; deficiency: the absence of proof. 5. inattentiveness; preoccupation; absent-mindedness: absence of mind. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin] Absence eighty-six Nothing left, no more, no, nix; from American restaurant argot for being sold out of a certain dish. The term was apparently chosen because it rhymes with nix, slang for nothing or no. Although this expression is still most commonly heard among restaurant workers, it has recently gained popularity in general slang. missing link The absent or unknown integral step in a progression; the lacking, unifying component of a series. This expression probably originated as an allusion to a chain that is minus a vital part. The phrase is most often applied to the unknown connection in the anthropological progression of man’s theoretical evolution from the lower primates. Albertus [Magnus] made the first attempt to bridge the gap between man and the rest of the animal world by means of a kind of “missing link” in the shape of the pygmy and the ape. (R. and D. Morris, Men and Apes, 1966) neither hide nor hair Nothing at all, not a trace. Hide here of course means ‘skin.’ The expression in hide and hair, in the language since the 14th century but now rarely heard, has an opposite meaning—‘wholly, entirely.’ The oldest citation for neither hide nor hair shows that more than a century ago it was used much the same as it most frequently is today: in a negative construction following see. However, contemporary usage usually limits its application to humans or animals—literal possessors of hide and hair. I haven’t seen hide nor hair of the piece ever since. (Josiah G. Holland, The Bay-path, 1857) scarce as hen’s teeth Very scarce, nonexistent; rarely occurring. This Americanism dating from the mid-1800s is a superlative of ‘scarce,’ since a hen has no teeth. North of Mason and Dixon’s line, colored county officials are scarce as hen’s teeth. (Congressional Record, October 2, 1893) This expression and the variant rare as hen’s teeth are still in use. Stoppages are as rare as hen’s teeth. (Times, June 12, 1969) sweet Fanny Adams Nothing; usually used in reference to the failure of a potentially promising enterprise or occasion. Fanny Adams was a woman who was brutally murdered in 1810. Her hacked and mutilated body was thrown into a river. Because of the gruesomeness of the crime and the dour humor of the British Navy, Fanny Adams became the nickname for canned mutton served to the sailors. The implication is clear. Over the years, Fanny Adams became sweet Fanny Adams, or Sweet F. A., with the abbreviated form serving as a popular euphemism for an obvious obscenity. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  absence - the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"nonoccurrence - absence by virtue of not occurringawayness - the state of being elsewhere than in particular placedeficiency, lack, want - the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"presence - the state of being present; current existence; "he tested for the presence of radon" | | 2. |  absence - failure to be present cut - an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"default - loss due to not showing up; "he lost the game by default"nonattendance - the failure to attendabsenteeism - habitual absence from workpresence - the act of being present | | 3. | absence - the time interval during which something or somebody is away; "he visited during my absence"interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants | | 4. |  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 epilepsyabsence seizureictus, raptus, seizure - a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure"epilepsia minor, petit mal, petit mal epilepsy - epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities); "she has been suffering from petit mal since childhood"complex absence - an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes)pure absence, simple absence - an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikessubclinical absence - a transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brainwave spikes |
absencenoun1. time off, leave, break, vacation, recess, truancy, absenteeism, nonappearance, nonattendance A bundle of letters had arrived for me in my absence.2. lack, deficiency, deprivation, omission, scarcity, want, need, shortage, dearth, privation, unavailability, nonexistence In the absence of a will, the courts decide who the guardian is.Quotations
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder,"
"Isle of Beauty, Fare thee well!" [Thomas Haynes Bayly Isle of Beauty]
"Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it inflames the great" [Comte de Bussy-Rabutin Histoire amoureuse des Gaules]
"Among the defects of the Bill, which were numerous, one provision was conspicuous by its presence and another by its absence" [Lord John Russell Speech to his constituents, 1859]absencenoun1. Failure to be present:nonattendance.Law: nonappearance.2. The condition of lacking a needed or usual amount:dearth, lack, want.Translationsabsent (ˈӕbsənt) adjective not present. Johnny was absent from school with a cold. 不在場 缺席的 (əbˈsent) verb to keep (oneself) away. He absented himself from the meeting. 缺席 不在，缺席 ˈabsence noun1. the condition of not being present. His absence was noticed. 缺席 缺席2. a time during which a person etc is not present. After an absence of five years he returned home. 不在的期間 不在，不在场的次数或时间 ˌabsenˈtee noun a person who is not present, especially frequently (eg at work, school etc). 缺席者 缺席者ˌabsenˈteeism noun being often absent from work etc without good reason. Absenteeism is a problem in some industries. 曠職 旷工，旷课 ˌabsent-ˈminded adjective not noticing what is going on around one because one is thinking deeply. an absent-minded professor. 心不在焉的 心不在焉的ˌabsentˈmindedly adverb 心不在焉地 心不在焉地ˌabsent-ˈmindedness noun 心不在焉 心不在焉absence
be conspicuous by (one's) absenceTo be noticeably missing from something. You're the loudest one in the class, so of course you're conspicuous by your absence!See also: absence, by, conspicuousabsence makes the heart grow fonderA separation causes one to feel even more positive about the absent person or thing. We'll see if absence makes the heart grow fonder after our time apart. I really started to miss school over winter break. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, I guess.See also: absence, grow, heart, makeconspicuous by (one's) absenceNoticeably missing from something. You're the loudest one in the class, so of course you're conspicuous by your absence!See also: absence, by, conspicuousleave of absenceA period of time spent away from one's job or duty with the express permission of one's employer, supervisor, etc. They let him take a leave of absence to care for his mother after her car accident. She's taking a leave of absence to finish her master's degree.See also: absence, leave, ofin the absence of (someone or something)Because someone or something is not available or present. You're a better cook than I am—what can we substitute in the absence of butter? In the absence of our secretary, who will log the minutes?See also: absence, ofAbsence makes the heart grow fonder.Prov. You will like someone or something better if that person or thing is far away. Ever since Carla's boyfriend moved away, she can't stop thinking about him. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.See also: absence, grow, heart, make*conspicuous by one's absenceCliché noticeably absent (from an event). (*Typically: be ~; made ~.) How could the bride's father miss the wedding? He was certainly conspicuous by his absence.See also: absence, by, conspicuousin the absence of someone or somethingwhile someone or something isn't here; without someone or something. In the absence of the cook, I'll prepare dinner. In the absence of opposition, she won easily.See also: absence, ofleave of absencea period of time away from one's job, with the employer's permission. Mr. Takaguchi is on leave of absence because he is going back to school. His leave of absence is expected to end next month.See also: absence, leave, ofabsence makes the heart grow fonderSeparation intensifies love, as in After a year in another country she accepted his proposal, so I guess absence makes the heart grow fonder , or, used ironically, The boss leaves earlier every day; oh well, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Although versions of this saying date from Roman times, it only became popular after Thomas Haynes Bayly used it as the last line of a song in The Isle of Beauty (1850). The opposite sentiment is expressed by familiarity breeds contempt. See also: absence, grow, heart, makeconspicuous by its absenceAlso, conspicuous by one's absence. Glaringly obvious by the fact of not being there. For example, One agenda item concerning publicity is conspicuous by its absence, or The bride's father was conspicuous by his absence. The idea is ancient; it was expressed by the Roman writer Tacitus, concerning the absence of Junia's brother and husband at her funeral procession. [Mid-1800s] See also: absence, by, conspicuousconspicuous by your/its absence If someone or something is conspicuous by their absence, people notice that they are not there. He played no part in the game and was conspicuous by his absence at the post-match celebrations. Mathematics and science were conspicuous by their absence at the university.See also: absence, by, conspicuousconspicuous by your absence obviously not present in a place where you should be. This phrase was coined by Lord John Russell in a speech made in 1859 . He acknowledged as his source for the idea a passage in Tacitus describing a procession of images at a funeral: the fact that those of Cassius and Brutus were absent attracted a great deal of attention.See also: absence, by, conspicuousˌabsence makes the heart grow ˈfonder (saying) used to say that when you are away from somebody that you love, you love them even more OPPOSITE: out of sight, out of mindSee also: absence, grow, heart, makeleave of ˈabsence (formal) permission to be away from work for a particular period of time: Several of my colleagues have had leave of absence to go on training courses.See also: absence, leave, ofconˌspicuous by your ˈabsence not present in a situation or place, when it is obvious that you should be there: When it came to cleaning up afterwards, Anne was conspicuous by her absence.See also: absence, by, conspicuousabsence makes the heart grow fonderA separation enhances love. This counterpart of familiarity breeds contempt first appeared in an anthology of poems published in 1602 (it was the first line of an anonymous poem), but it was more or less ignored until it reappeared in 1850 as the last line of a song, “The Isle of Beauty,” by T. Haynes Bayly. Within the next half-century it was used so much that by 1900 it was a threadbare cliché. “You’re a dedicated swallower of fascism You’re an accident waiting to happen.” —Billy BraggSee also: absence, grow, heart, makeconspicuous by one's (its) absenceNoticeable by the very fact of not being there. The idea was expressed very early on by the Roman historian Tacitus, in recording the absence of Junia’s brother, Brutus, and her husband, Cassius, at her funeral procession. The phrase became popular in the nineteenth century, and continued to be applied often to political matters, such as the absence of certain provisions in a law, or the absence of political leaders on certain important occasions. See also: absence, by, conspicuousconspicuous by its absenceVery obvious through nonattendance. This oxymoron, which goes back to ancient Rome, applies to people or objects that attracted attention because they were expected to be present but weren't. An example would be a close relative who either wasn't invited or chose not to attend a family function. Some literary commentators contend that the phrase has become a cliché, but it's now used so rarely, you may—although at your peril—claim its wit to be your own.See also: absence, by, conspicuousabsence
ab·sence (ahb-sahns'), This word, based on French absence 'fit of abstraction', is correctly pronounced as in French, ahb-sahns', as shown here.Paroxysmal attacks of impaired consciousness, occasionally accompanied by spasm or twitching of cephalic muscles, which usually can be brought on by hyperventilation; depending on the type and severity of the absence, the EEG may show an abrupt onset of a 3-second spike-and-wave pattern as in simple absence, or in atypical cases a 4-second spike-and-wave or faster spike complexes. The clinical states accompanying these EEG abnormalities may be classified as: 1) absence with no overt manifestations, for example, simple absence; epileptic absence; subclinical absence; 2) absence with clonic movements, for example, myoclonic absence; 3) absence with atonic states, for example, atonic absence; 4) absence with tonic contractions, for example, hypertonic muscular contraction; 5) absence with automatisms, for example, various stereotypic movements, usually of the face or hands; 6) absence with atypical features, for example, bizarre motor activity. [L. absentia] absence Absence attack, absence seizure, petit mal epilepsy Neurology A common form of childhood epilepsy characterized by episodic arrest of sensation and voluntary activity Clinical Transient loss of contact with the environment-eg brief staring spell, minimal motor manifestations, ± decline in school performance Diagnosis 3-mins of hyperventilation test may elicit an 'absence' Management Trimethadione, ethosuximide. Cf Grand mal seizure. absence The state of brief incommunicability and unresponsiveness which occurs repeatedly in the minor form of EPILEPSY known as PETIT MAL or which may occur in conjunction with other epileptic manifestations, or as a result of HYPERVENTILATION.ab·sence (ab'sahnz') Paroxysmal attacks of impaired consciousness, occasionally accompanied by spasm or twitching of cephalic muscles, which usually can be brought on by hyperventilation. [L. absentia]Patient discussion about absenceQ. what exactly an insulin shots do for diabetic people? why do the absents of sugar cause the other side effects that diabetic people known to suffer from .. such as blindness and walking difficulty ...A. if you want to know the details of diabetes, its types, causes, organ responsible for this, complication, diagnosis and treatments. Treatments both allopathic and alternative treatments. Please visit
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Related to absence: Absence makes the heart grow fonderSynonyms for absencenoun time offSynonyms- time off
- leave
- break
- vacation
- recess
- truancy
- absenteeism
- nonappearance
- nonattendance
noun lackSynonyms- lack
- deficiency
- deprivation
- omission
- scarcity
- want
- need
- shortage
- dearth
- privation
- unavailability
- nonexistence
Synonyms for absencenoun failure to be presentSynonyms- nonattendance
- nonappearance
noun the condition of lacking a needed or usual amountSynonymsSynonyms for absencenoun the state of being absentRelated Words- nonoccurrence
- awayness
- deficiency
- lack
- want
Antonymsnoun failure to be presentRelated Words- cut
- default
- nonattendance
- absenteeism
Antonymsnoun the time interval during which something or somebody is awayRelated Wordsnoun the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.SynonymsRelated Words- ictus
- raptus
- seizure
- epilepsia minor
- petit mal
- petit mal epilepsy
- complex absence
- pure absence
- simple absence
- subclinical absence
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