nnoun.statethe state of being absentExamples:- he was surprised by the absence of any explanation
Antonyms:presence
Derivationally Related Form:absent
Hypernyms:deficiency lack want
Inherited Hypernyms:absencelackneedconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:awaynessnonoccurrence
Full Hyponyms:awaynessnonoccurrence
nnoun.actfailure to be presentAntonyms:presence
Derivationally Related Form:absent
Hypernyms:nonattendance
Inherited Hypernyms:absencenonattendancegroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:absencenonattendancegroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:absenteeismcutdefault
Full Hyponyms:absenteeismcutdefault
nnoun.timethe time interval during which something or somebody is awayExamples:- he visited during my absence
Hypernyms:interval time interval
Inherited Hypernyms:absencetime intervalmeasureabstractionentity
nnoun.statethe 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 epilepsySynset:absence seizure
Part Holonyms:epilepsia minor petit mal petit mal epilepsy
Hypernyms:ictus raptus seizure
Inherited Hypernyms:absenceseizureattackafflictiontroublehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:complex absencepure absencesimple absencesubclinical absence
Full Hyponyms:complex absencepure absencesubclinical absence