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absentness

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English

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Etymology

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From absent +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.sn̩t.nəs/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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absentness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being absent-minded. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absentness”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.
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