Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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absence | Yes | No | No | No |
lack | Yes | No | Yes | No |
absence (noun) | lack (noun) |
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failure to be present | the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable |
the state of being absent | |
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 | |
the time interval during which something or somebody is away |
absence (verb) | lack (verb) |
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be without | |
To be insufficiently prepared |