English-Thai Dictionary

absence

N การ ขาด  การ ไม่อยู่  nonexistence nonattendance presence attendance kan-khat

 

absence

N การ ไม่มี ตัวตน  kan-mai-mee-tua-ton

 

absence

N ช่วงเวลา ที่ ไม่อยู่  ระยะเวลา ที่ ไม่อยู่  chuang-we-la-ti-mai-yu

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ABSENCE

n.[L. absens, from absum, abesse, to be away; ab and sum. ] 1. A state of being at a distance in place, or not in company. It is used to denote any distance indefinitely, either in the same town, or country, or in a foreign country; and primarily supposes a prior presence. "Speak well of one in his absence. "
2. Want; destitution; implying no previous presence. "In the absence of conventional law. "
3. In law, non-appearance; a not being in court to answer.
4. Heedlessness; inattention to things present. Absence of mind is the attention of the mind to a subject which does not occupy the rest of the company, and which draws the mind from things or objects which are present, to others distant or foreign.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ABSENCE

Ab "sence, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. absentia. See Absent. ]

 

1. A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence. Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence. Phil. ii. 12.

 

2. Want; destitution; withdrawal. "In the absence of conventional law. " Kent.

 

3. Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind ); as, absence of mind. "Reflecting on the little absences and distractions of mankind. " Addison. To conquer that abstraction which is called absence. Landor.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

absence

ab sence |ˈabsəns ˈæbsəns | ▶noun the state of being away from a place or person: the letter had arrived during his absence | I supervised the rehearsal in the absence of the director. • an occasion or period of being away from a place or person: repeated absences from school. • (absence of ) the nonexistence or lack of: she found his total absence of facial expression disconcerting. PHRASES absence makes the heart grow fonder proverb you feel more affection for those you love when parted from them. absence of mind failure to concentrate on or remember what one is doing. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin absentia, from absens, absent- (see absent ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

absence

ab |sence |ˈabs (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the state of being away from a place or person: the letter had arrived during his absence | I supervised the rehearsal in the absence of the director. • [ count noun ] an occasion or period of being away from a place or person: repeated absences from school. • (absence of ) the non-existence or lack of: she found his total absence of facial expression disconcerting. PHRASES absence makes the heart grow fonder proverb you feel more affection for those you love when parted from them. absence of mind failure to concentrate on or remember what one is doing. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin absentia, from absens, absent- (see absent ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

absence

absence noun 1 what excuse has he given for his absence this time? | an extended absence: nonattendance, nonappearance, absenteeism; truancy, playing truant; leave, holiday, vacation, sabbatical. ANTONYMS presence, attendance. 2 the absence of suitable candidates: lack, want, nonexistence, unavailability, deficiency, dearth; need. ANTONYMS presence, availability.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

absence

absence noun 1 Derek gave Carol a flimsy excuse for his absence: non-attendance, non-appearance, absenteeism; truancy, playing truant, truanting; leave, holiday, vacation, sabbatical; Brit. informal skiving, bunking off; N. Amer. informal playing hookey, goofing off, ditching; Austral. /NZ playing the wag, wagging. ANTONYMS presence, attendance. 2 the absence of a clear candidate was likely to result in civil war: lack, want, non-existence, unavailability, deficiency, deprivation, dearth; omission, exclusion, default; need, privation, famine, drought, poverty. ANTONYMS presence, availability. PHRASES in the absence of in the absence of glass, the traditional material was rice paper glued to a fine grille of wood: failing, in default of, lacking, wanting, notwithstanding, without.

 

Duden Dictionary

Absence

Ab sence Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |aˈpsãːs |die Absence; Genitiv: der Absence, Plural: die Absencen |[…sn̩ ]|französisch absence < lateinisch absentia, Absenz (besonders bei Epilepsie auftretende ) kurze Zeit dauernde Trübung des Bewusstseins; Absenz d eine Absence haben

 

French Dictionary

absence

absence n. f. nom féminin 1 Fait de n ’être pas présent. : Son absence a été remarquée. « Guettant l ’heure du couteau de ton absence » (Alain Grandbois , Les Îles de la nuit ). ANTONYME présence . 2 Manque. : Une absence totale de goût, de savoir-vivre. 3 Moment de distraction, brève perte de mémoire. : Sa grand-maman a parfois des absences. Briller par son absence. Se faire remarquer par son absence. : Les députés en désaccord ont brillé par leur absence. Note Orthographique ab s en c e.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

absence

ab sence /ǽbs (ə )ns /→absent 名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /U 1 〈人が 〉【いるべきところに 】いないこと , 欠席 , 不在 , 欠勤 , 留守 (すること ) «from » (!具体例ではan ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) (↔presence )▸ in [during ] the teacher's absence ≒in the absence of the teacher 先生のいない間に (≒｟よりくだけて ｠while the teacher is [was ] not there )▸ his frequent absence (s ) from school 彼がしばしば学校を欠席すること ▸ after a long absence from home 家を長らく不在にした後 ▸ Absence makes the heart grow fonder .｟ことわざ ｠会わないとますます恋しくなる .2 【物の 】ないこと , 欠如 (lack ) «of » (!具体例ではan ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) (↔presence )▸ the complete absence of cars 車がどこにもないこと ▸ absence of mind 上の空 ▸ In the absence of clear evidence he was set free .明白な証拠がないので彼は釈放された