absent
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4.0
- adjective
- /ˈæbsənt/
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distraído
- Many children who are divergent thinkers appear to be disorganized and absent-minded, particularly in school.
- absent-minded
- absent father
- absent parent
OP responds yes, like he was absent minded.
- OP responds yes, like he was absent minded.
- So let's go back to what it is that Luster knows that makes him so absent minded at this moment.
- But when you pull away, in essence, you sort of make yourself a little bit more absent.
- What the wonderful Albert Pietz saw as our great hidden strength, the ability to be simultaneously present and absent.
- And the more she experiences you as absent and she comes looking for you in full force.
Examples
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My mother was still looking out the window with a kind of absent intensity.
Fiction book (2000) -
The driver, for his part, felt completely absent within his own body, far away from himself.
Fiction book (2002) -
Feeling no regret at its loss, he wondered how absent his mind had really been.
Fiction book (2001) -
You've been completely absent since the beginning of the session, okay?
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You still seem a bit absent-minded.
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- She's a little absent-minded.
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I know you've been absent-minded lately, but you can't have a honeymoon without a bride.
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During the meeting, she seemed completely absent as she stared out the window, lost in her own thoughts.
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He was so absent during the lecture that he couldn't recall any of the key points discussed.
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After the accident, he often appeared absent, his mind wandering to different places instead of focusing on reality.
Synonyms
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6.3
Not noticing what happens around you
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4.5
Thinking so much about something that you do not notice what is happening around you
18
4.1
Having a blank look that shows no thought or interest
7
4.2
Thinking so much that you do not notice what is around you
5
5.3
Does not notice what is happening or small details
2
5.9
A person who often does not pay attention and forgets small things like keys
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7.2
Not aware of what is happening around you
1
9.9
A person who does not pay attention, often forgets things and is disorganized
1
5.9
You do not notice small details around you
1
5.0
Absorbed in thought and not aware of your surroundings
1
4.7
Your mind is not paying attention to what you are doing
Thinking deeply about something else and not noticing what is around you
Not able to pay attention because your mind is on other things
Not paying attention to what is happening or being said
Antonyms
How Attentive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Absent comes from the Latin parts ab- 'away' and esse 'to be', so it first meant 'to be away' and later described a mind that is 'away'. That's why an 'absent' look means the person is there but their thoughts are 'away'.