Definitions
1.noun(with definite article) Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there.
2.nounAn absentee; a person who is not there.
3.adjectiveBeing away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing.
4.adjectiveNot existing; lacking."The part was rudimental or absent."
5.adjective(sometimes comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
6.prepositionIn the absence of; without; except."Absent taxes modern governments cannot function."