absentness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

absent +‎ -ness

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (US) IPA: /ˈæb.sn̩t.nəs/

Noun[edit]

absentness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being absent-minded. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 8: