absence: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with A · ends with E
Meaning of absence
noun
- uncountable, usually
A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship
Example: Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
- uncountable, usually
The period of someone being away.
Example: During Jane's absence, Mark will be taking charge.
- uncountable, usually
Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency.
- uncountable, usually
Lack; deficiency; non-existence.
Example: He had an absence of enthusiasm.
Listed forms: absences.
Source: Wiktionary — absence.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
- absence seizure
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is absence in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of absence
A(1) + B(3) + S(1) + E(1) + N(1) + C(3) + E(1) = 11 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of absence
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from absence
58 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in absence. Showing up to 24, longest first.