| abiotic |
characterized by an absence of living organisms; without life. |
| absent |
without; in the absence of. [1/4 definitions] |
| absenteeism |
habitual or repeated absence from a place where regular attendance is required, such as work or school. |
| albinism |
a congenital condition characterized by the partial or complete absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes. |
| allegation |
an assertion made in the absence of positive proof. [1/3 definitions] |
| allege |
to assert in the absence of positive proof. [1/3 definitions] |
| amenorrhea |
abnormal absence or stoppage of menstruation. |
| anaerobic |
able to live or act in the absence of free oxygen. [1/2 definitions] |
| analgesia |
in medicine, an absence of pain sensations. |
| anarchy |
absence of government or law within a state or society. [2/3 definitions] |
| anencephaly |
congenital absence of all or part of the brain. |
| anesthesia |
a drug or other agent used to bring about unconsciousness or absence of pain. [1/2 definitions] |
| apathy |
absence of desire or emotion. [1/2 definitions] |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. [1/2 definitions] |
| atavistic |
of a trait, behavior, or the like, existing or playing a role at an earlier stage or time and recurring or reappearing within an organism or within a society after long absence or seeming disappearance. |
| atresia |
the abnormal absence or closure of an orifice or passage within the body. [1/2 definitions] |
| babysit |
to watch over or supervise children in the absence of their parents, usu. for payment. |
| babysitter |
a person who watches over or supervises children in the absence of their parents, usu. for payment. |
| benefit of the doubt |
acceptance of a statement or belief as true in the absence of contrary proof. |
| calm |
an absence of movement; stillness. [1/6 definitions] |
| chroma |
the purity or degree of saturation of a color; relative absence of white or gray in a color. |