absence vs nonoccurrence

absence and nonoccurrence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
absence	Yes	No	No	No
nonoccurrence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nonoccurrence is a hyponym of absence; that is, nonoccurrence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than absence:

absence: the state of being absent
nonoccurrence: absence by virtue of not occurring

Other hyponyms of absence include awayness.

absence (noun)	nonoccurrence (noun)
failure to be present	absence by virtue of not occurring
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 vs nonoccurrence

absence and nonoccurrence both are nouns.

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