Englishabsent
▸ adjective /ˈabsənt, ˈæbsənt 
/
1 not present in a place, at an occasion, or as part of something:
most students were absent from school at least once
absent colleagues
wings are absent in several species of crane flies.
2 (of an expression or manner) showing that someone is not paying attention to what is being said or done:
she looked up with an absent smile.
▸ verb /abˈsent, æbˈsɛnt / [with object] (absent oneself) go away or remain away:
halfway through the meal, he absented himself from the table
various people absented themselves because of his presence.
▸ preposition /ˈabsənt, ˈæbsənt / North American formal without:
employees could not be fired absent other evidence.
– ORIGIN Middle English : via Old French from Latin absens, absent- ‘being absent’, present participle of abesse, from ab- ‘from, away’ + esse ‘to be’.