Noun Definition

absence

1.Definition: failure to be present

Category: General

2.Definition: 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 epilepsy

Category: General

3.Definition: the state of being absent

"He was surprised by the absence of any explanation"

Category: General

4.Definition: the time interval during which something or somebody is away

"He visited during my absence"

Category: General