(with definite article) Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there.

An absentee; a person who is not there.

Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing.

Not existing; lacking.

“The part was rudimental or absent.”

(sometimes comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.

In the absence of; without; except.

“Absent taxes modern governments cannot function.”