n. Function: noun
the state of being absent or missing FF1C; the absence of news was disturbing FF1E;
Synonyms: dearth, default, defect, lack, ||miss, privation, want; compare FAILURE 3
Related Words: deficiency, drought, inadequacy, insufficiency; exigency, necessity, need; vacuum, void; nonappearance, nonattendance
Contrasted Words: abundance, copiousness, plenty
Antonyms: presence