Etymology

absentness

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Today it means: The quality of being absent-minded. Full definition →

First used First attested in the mid 19ᵗʰ century.English absent ← Middle English absent ← Latin absēns
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  1. Latinabsum
  2. Latinabsēns
  3. Old Frenchausent
  4. Middle Frenchabsent
  5. Latinabsēns
  6. Middle Englishabsent
  7. Englishabsent
  8. English todayabsentness

From absent + -ness.

First known use, by meaning

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

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