abessive

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US/æˈbɛ.sɪv/US/ˈæˌbɛ.sɪv/

adjective

Of, or relating to the grammatical case used in some languages to indicate absence.

OriginLatin abesse →
First used 19ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectiveabessive (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegrammarOf, or relating to the grammatical case used in some languages to indicate absence.First known use 19ᵗʰ century.
nounabessive (plural abessives)

plural abessives

  1. grammarThe abessive case, or a word in this case.First known use 19ᵗʰ century.

Origin

  1. Latinabesse“to be absent”
  2. Englishabessive

From Latin abesse (“to be absent”), infinitive of absum, from ab- (“away”) + sum (“be”, verb). Compare English absent.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 欠格
  • 欠格 (qiàngé)the abessive case
Dutch abessief
  • abessiefthe abessive case
Estonian ilmaütlev, abessiiv
  • ilmaütlevthe abessive case
  • abessiivthe abessive case
Finnish abessiivi, vajanto
  • abessiivithe abessive case
  • vajantothe abessive case
French abessif
  • abessifthe abessive case
German Abessiv
  • Abessivthe abessive case
Norwegian Bokmål abessiv
  • abessivthe abessive case
Polish abessivus
  • abessivusthe abessive case
Russian абесси́вный паде́ж, абесси́в
  • абесси́вный паде́ж (abɛssívnyj padéž)the abessive case
  • абесси́в (abɛssív)the abessive case
Spanish abesivo
  • abesivothe abessive case
Swedish abessiv
  • abessivthe abessive case
Turkish -sız durumu, yokluk durumu
  • -sız durumuthe abessive case
  • yokluk durumuthe abessive case

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with abessive

progressiveimpressiveaggressiveexcessivesuccessiveexpressiveobsessivedepressiveoppressiverepressivecompressiverecessiveimmunosuppressiveregressivepossessivesuppressiveautoregressiveunimpressiveantidepressivetransgressiveretrogressivepressiveprocessivedigressive
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Cite this entry
APA

abessive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abessive

MLA

“abessive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abessive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abessive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abessive.

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