English-Italian translations for absence

• assenza
  Ciò spiega anche la sua assenza. This also explains their absence.
  assenza di democrazia e libertà, the absence of democracy and freedom,
  Ringrazio il relatore in sua assenza. I thank the rapporteur in his absence.
• difetto

Definition of absence

• A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; the period of being away.
• Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency.
• Lack; deficiency; nonexistence.
• Inattention to things present; abstraction .
• Temporary loss or disruption of consciousness, with sudden onset and recovery, and common in epilepsy.

Examples

• Absence makes the heart grow fonder
• He had an absence of enthusiasm
• absence of mind

Related words

• absential