отсу́тствие — meaning in English

English meaning

• absence noun The state of not being in a place where one is expected.
• lack noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
• want verb To wish for or desire something.

Senses

отсу́тствие is used for these senses in English:

• absence A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship
• absence Lack; deficiency; non-existence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
• lack A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
• want (countable) Lack, absence, deficiency. [(often) with of]

absence — full definition

1. noun The state of not being in a place where one is expected.
2. noun A lack or non-existence of something.

lack — full definition

1. noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
2. verb To not have, or not have enough of, something.

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