Abwesenheit

== German == === Etymology === From abwesend +‎ -heit. The elision of the d is regular; compare Unwissenheit, Zuvorkommenheit etc. === Pronunciation === === Noun === Abwesenheit f (genitive Abwesenheit, plural Abwesenheiten) absence (state of being absent) Antonym: Anwesenheit ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== abwesend === Further reading === “Abwesenheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Abwesenheit” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Abwesenheit” in Duden online