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attendance

attendance

64 2.0
The number of people present at an event
  • noun
  • /əˈtɛndəns/
translation icon : asistencia
  • The attendance at these celebrations was good.
  • average attendance
  • attendance rate
  • daily attendance

Small increase in attendance, Large increase in attendance.

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Examples

  • Museum attendance has increased due to new exhibitions attracting more visitors.

  • Small increase in attendance, Large increase in attendance.

  • High attendance to begin with, high attendance to end with.

  • Look at this guy's attendance figures.

  • When we compared attendance between the two groups, the results were significant.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Therefore, I am especially grateful for the interest and concern of those in attendance this evening.

    Academic text (1991)
  • If parents do not stress the importance of school attendance, students will not argue the point.

    Academic text (1992)
  • More than one million children visited these museums in season one, breaking museum attendance records everywhere.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The number planning to attend the meeting may equal last year's record attendance, which approached 4,000.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The decline in concert attendance echoes a trend in declining student music participation in the public schools.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

count
vsattendance
780 1.0

The number of things or people that have been counted

is specific to people present at events rather than any general total
turnout
vsattendance
189 3.8

The number of people who come to an event, meeting, or election

is the simple number of people present rather than active participation
head count
vsattendance
17 3.4

The number of people present in a group or at an event

is used for finding how many people are at meetings events or places generally
occupancy
vsattendance
12 3.9

The number of people in a place at one time

is about numbers at events or meetings rather than space usage
headcount
vsattendance
6 3.4

The number of people present in a group, company, or event

is broader for public events and places rather than internal totals
nose count
vsattendance
  • US
4.1

A quick check of how many people are present to see attendance or support

is the general total rather than a quick checking action
visitorship
vsattendance
6.6

The number of people who visit a place or event

is the number of people present regardless of why they are there

Antonyms

216 2.1

A lack of someone or something that should be there

Not being present at an event when people expect you

Compounds

A quick check where someone calls names to see who is present

A reply saying someone will attend an event

How Many

crowd
1.0
attendance
64 2.0

Surface Forms

attendance singular
attendances plural

Morphology

attendance = attend (semi-transparent) = attend + ance

The noun is derived from 'attend', but this sense denotes a measurable count ('number of people present') via metonymy, which is a slight shift from the core 'act/state' meaning.

Etymology

Attendance can also mean the number of people at an event, and this sense comes from the same root: attend (from ad- 'to' + tendere 'stretch') means to 'show up' for something. That's why attendance is used to count who came.