Definition of Absnt
Ab"sent (&?;), a. [F., fr. absens,
absentis, p. pr. of abesse to be away from; ab +
esse to be. Cf. Sooth.] 1. Being away
from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present. "Expecting
absent friends." Shak.
2. Not existing; lacking; as, the part was
rudimental or absent.
3. Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded;
preoccupied; as, an absent air.
What is commonly called an absent man is commonly
either a very weak or a very affected man.
Chesterfield.
Syn. -- Absent, Abstracted. These words both imply
a want of attention to surrounding objects. We speak of a man as
absent when his thoughts wander unconsciously from present scenes or
topics of discourse; we speak of him as abstracted when his mind
(usually for a brief period) is drawn off from present things by some
weighty matter for reflection. Absence of mind is usually the result
of loose habits of thought; abstraction commonly arises either from
engrossing interests and cares, or from unfortunate habits of
association.
Ab*sent" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Absented; p. pr. & vb. n.
Absenting.] [Cf. F. absenter.] 1. To
take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse;
-- used with the reflexive pronoun.
If after due summons any member absents himself, he
is to be fined.
Addison.
2. To withhold from being present. [Obs.]
"Go; for thy stay, not free, absents thee more." Milton.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
ABSENT, adj. Peculiarly exposed to the tooth of detraction; vilifed;
hopelessly in the wrong; superseded in the consideration and affection
of another.
To men a man is but a mind. Who cares
What face he carries or what form he wears?
But woman's body is the woman. O,
Stay thou, my sweetheart, and do never go,
But heed the warning words the sage hath said:
A woman absent is a woman dead.
Jogo Tyree
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present.
- Expecting absent friends. - Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, II-iii
- Not existing; lacking; as, the part was rudimental or absent.
- Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; as, an absent air.
- What is commonly called an absent man is commonly either a very weak or a very affected man. - Chesterfield
- (transitive) To go away from a place; to leave -- used with the reflexive pronoun.
*If after due summons any member absents himself, he is to be fined. - Addison
- (transitive) (obsolete) To withhold from being present
*Go; for thy stay, not free, absents thee more. - Milton
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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