/ Dictionary / Index A absent: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ab•sent Pronunciation: (adj., prep.ab'suntv.ab&sylpsent', ab'sunt), [key] — adj. not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class. lacking; nonexistent: Revenge is absent from his mind. not attentive; preoccupied; absent-minded: an absent look on his face. —v.t. to take or keep (oneself&hasp;) away: to absent oneself from a meeting. —prep. in the absence of; without: Absent some catastrophe, stock-market prices should soon improve. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: absent (Thesaurus) absence seizure absentee Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language