ABSENT - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective
not being in a specified place
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Adjective
lost in thought; showing preoccupation
Example: an absent stare; an absentminded professor; the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence
Synonyms
Missing, Absent, Lacking, Scatty, Absentminded
Antonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "absent" comes from Late Latin absentāre. It started in Old French absenter. Then it appeared in Middle English absenten. Later, people used it in Latin absens. After that, it was Old French ausent. Over time, it became Middle French absent. Finally, it reached Middle English absent.
🧩 Fun Fact
A word passing through this many languages survived because it named something universally important.