Absent

abs′ent, adj. being away: not present: inattentive— v.t. (abs-ent′) to keep one's self away.— ns. Abs′ence , the state of being away or not present: want: inattention; Absentee′ , one who is absent on any occasion: one who makes a habit of living away from his estate or his office; Absentee′ism , the practice of absenting one's self from duty or station, esp. of a landowner living away from his estate.— adv. Ab′sently . [L. absent- , pr.p. of absum — ab , away from, sum , e e , to be.]