- Absentness
- Absentness Ab"sent*ness, n. The quality of being absent-minded. --H. Miller. [1913 Webster]
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absentness — noun The quality of being absent minded. Syn: absent mindedness See Also: absence … Wiktionary
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absent — absentation /ab seuhn tay sheuhn/, n. absenter, n. absentness, n. adj., prep. /ab seuhnt/; v. /ab sent , ab seuhnt/, adj. 1. not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class. 2. lacking; nonexistent:… … Universalium
absent — {{11}}absent (adj.) late 14c., from M.Fr. absent (O.Fr. ausent), from L. absentem (nom. absens), prp. of abesse be away from, be absent (see ABSENCE (Cf. absence)). Related: Absently; absentness. {{12}}absent (prep.) in the absence of, 1944,… … Etymology dictionary
abstracted — abstracted, preoccupied, absent, absentminded, distraught are comparable when they mean inattentive to what presently claims or demands consideration. Abstracted implies absorption of the mind in something other than one’s surroundings, and often … New Dictionary of Synonyms
listlessness — n 1. languor, languidness, lassitude, ennui, Inf. the blahs; phlegmaticness, lethargy, sluggishness, fatigue, weariness, enervation; hebetude, heaviness, phlegm, leadenness, drowsiness, sleepiness, (in the Middle East) kef; lackadaisicalness,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
absent — adjective /ˈæbsənt / (say absuhnt) 1. not in a certain place at a given time; away (opposed to present). 2. lacking: revenge is absent from his mind. 3. absent minded. –verb (t) /əbˈsɛnt / (say uhb sent) 4. to take or keep (oneself) away: *15th… …
