awayness
Noun

awayness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being away; distance; remoteness; absence; absenteeism.
    • 1942, Gregory Bateson, Margaret Mead, Balinese character, a photographic analysis:
      These periods of awayness are not followed by manifestations of fatigue, and are usually terminated by a sudden [...]
    • 2006, Jill B. R. Cherneff, Eve Hochwald, Visionary observers: anthropological inquiry and education:
      Potentially, “awayness” is a messy category for analyzing a people's behavior.



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