absent meaning and definition

ABSENT verb

Definition of absent (verb)

1. go away or leave
   • "He absented himself"
   • synonyms: remove

ABSENT adjective

Definition of absent (adjective)

1. not being in a specified place
   • antonym: present
2. nonexistent
   • "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking"
   • synonyms: lacking, missing, wanting
3. lost in thought; showing preoccupation
   • "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
   • synonyms: absentminded, abstracted, scatty