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absence
Overview of noun absence
The noun absence has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (25) absence -- (the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation")
2. (8) absence -- (failure to be present)
3. absence -- (the time interval during which something or somebody is away; "he visited during my absence")
4. petit mal epilepsy, absence -- (epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities))
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun absence
4 senses of absence
Sense 1
absence
=> lack, deficiency, want
=> need, demand
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
absence
=> nonattendance
=> group action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
absence
=> time interval, interval
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
petit mal epilepsy, absence
=> epilepsy
=> brain disorder, encephalopathy, brain disease
=> nervous disorder, neurological disorder, neurological disease
=> disorder, upset
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun absence
3 of 4 senses of absence
Sense 1
absence
=> nonoccurrence
=> awayness
Sense 2
absence
=> cut
=> default
=> absenteeism
Sense 4
petit mal epilepsy, absence
=> complex absence
=> pure absence, simple absence
=> subclinical absence
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun absence
4 senses of absence
Sense 1
absence
=> lack, deficiency, want
Sense 2
absence
=> nonattendance
Sense 3
absence
=> time interval, interval
Sense 4
petit mal epilepsy, absence
=> epilepsy
Antonyms of noun absence
2 of 4 senses of absence
Sense 1
absence
Antonym of presence (Sense 1)
=>presence
Sense 2
absence
Antonym of presence (Sense 6)
=>presence
Member Holonyms of noun absence
Substance Holonyms of noun absence
Part Holonyms of noun absence
Member Meronyms of noun absence
Substance Meronyms of noun absence
Part Meronyms of noun absence
Meronyms of noun absence
Holonyms of noun absence
Attributes of noun absence
Derived Forms of noun absence
2 of 4 senses of absence
Sense 1
absence
RELATED TO>(adj) absent#1
=> absent
Sense 2
absence
RELATED TO>(adj) absent#1
=> absent
RELATED TO>(verb) absent#1
=> absent, remove
Domain of noun absence
Domain Terms of noun absence
Familiarity of noun absence
absence used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun absence
4 senses of absence
Sense 1
absence
> lack, deficiency, want
=> absence
=> dearth, famine, shortage
=> deficit
=> mineral deficiency
=> shortness
=> stringency, tightness
Sense 2
absence
> nonattendance
=> nonappearance
=> absence
=> truancy, hooky
Sense 3
absence
> time interval, interval
=> access time
=> distance, space
=> embolism, intercalation
=> seek time
=> time constant
=> time slot, slot
=> lunitidal interval
=> absence
=> pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
=> interlude
=> interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag
=> latent period
=> reaction time, response time, latency, latent period
=> eternity
=> cycle, rhythm, round
=> lead time
=> period
=> float
=> rotational latency, latency
=> processing time
Sense 4
petit mal epilepsy, absence
> epilepsy
=> akinetic epilepsy
=> cortical epilepsy, focal epilepsy
=> grand mal epilepsy, generalized epilepsy
=> myoclonus epilepsy, Lafora's disease
=> petit mal epilepsy, absence
=> posttraumatic epilepsy, traumatic epilepsy
=> procursive epilepsy
=> psychomotor epilepsy, temporal lobe epilepsy
=> reflex epilepsy
=> status epilepticus
=> tonic epilepsy
Meronyms of noun absence
4 senses of absence
Sense 4
petit mal epilepsy, absence
=> epilepsy
HAS PART: epileptic seizure
Holonyms of noun absence
Grep of noun absence
absence
absence without leave
complex absence
leave of absence
pure absence
simple absence
subclinical absence
unauthorized absence
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