Englishabsent
▸ adjective /ˈabs(ə)nt 
/
1 not present in a place, at an occasion, or as part of something:
most pupils 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.
▸ (absent oneself) verb [with object] /əbˈsɛnt / go away or remain away:
halfway through the meal, he absented himself from the table.
▸ preposition North American English formal /ˈabs(ə)nt / without:
absent a willingness to negotiate, you can't have collective bargaining.
– ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin absens, absent- ‘being absent’, present participle of abesse, from ab- ‘from, away’ + esse ‘to be’.