absentaneous

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adjective

Pertaining to absence.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectiveabsentaneous (comparative more absentaneous, superlative most absentaneous)

comparative more absentaneous · superlative most absentaneous

  1. rarePertaining to absence.

    The absentaneous nature of the job tended to mitigate expectations of single site employment.

    1988, The Industrial Law Journal, Vol. 17, page 254
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    The unfortunate French captain—who by this time retained not even his nightshirt—was hiding in this forest, breast-deep in a creek, along with three other Protestants whose apparel was no less absentaneous.

    2003 [1942], James Branch Cabell, The First Gentleman of America: A Comedy of Conquest, Wildside Press, →ISBN, page 165

    Owing to the several springs of Big Data, analytical researchers face other issues such as data which contains absentaneous inscriptions and noisy labels.

    2020, Korhan Cengiz et al., “Recent Emerging Technologies for Intelligent Learning and Analytics in Big Data”, in Multimedia Technologies in the Internet of Things Environment, Springer Nature Singapore, →ISBN, page 78

    […] Galbraith thinks that making human beings ordinary and absentaneous in the development of the industry is as^([sic]) "the age of doubt".

    2020, Mustafa Atilla Arıcıoğlu, Büşra Yiğitol, “Strategic Management in SMEs in Industry 4.0”, in Challenges and Opportunities for SMEs in Industry 4.0, IGI Global, →ISBN, page 206

Origin

  1. Late Latinabsentaneus
  2. Englishabsentaneous

From Late Latin absentaneus. See absent.

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Translations

Ukrainian відноситися/стосуватися до absence
  • відноситися/стосуватися до absence (vidnosytysja/stosuvatysja do absence)Pertaining to absence
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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