Absently: meaning, definitions and examples

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absently

 

[ หˆรฆbsษ™ntli ]

Adverb
Context #1 | Adverb

used in a sentence

In an absent-minded or preoccupied manner.

Synonyms

absentmindedly, inattentively

Examples of usage

  • She was staring absently out of the window.
  • He nodded absently, lost in thought.

Translations

Translations of the word "absently" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น distraidamente

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เคจเคฎเคจเฅ‡ เคขเค‚เค— เคธเฅ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช abwesend

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ dengan tidak hadir

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฒั–ะดััƒั‚ะฝัŒะพ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ nieobecnie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใผใ‚“ใ‚„ใ‚Š

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท absentement

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ausente

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท dalgฤฑn

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ฉํ•˜๋‹ˆ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุจุดูƒู„ ุบุงุฆุจ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ nepล™รญtomnฤ›

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ neprรญtomne

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅฟƒไธๅœจ็„‰ๅœฐ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ odsotno

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ fjarverandi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะพะนัั‹ะท

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒแƒฃแƒคแƒ แƒ—แƒฎแƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒšแƒแƒ“

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ diqqษ™tsiz

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ausente

Etymology

The word 'absently' is derived from the adjective 'absent', meaning 'not present or inattentive'. The adverb form 'absently' is used to describe actions done in an absent-minded or preoccupied manner. It has been in use in the English language for centuries, evolving from the Old French word 'absentement'.

See also: absentee, absenteeism, absentminded, absentmindedly.

Word Frequency Rank

Positioned at #21,649, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.