truancy

As nouns the difference between truancy and absent

is that truancy is the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties – refers especially to school absentees while absent is (obsolete) absentee; a person who is away on occasion .

As an adjective absent is

(not comparable) being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing .

As a preposition absent is

(legal) in the absence of; without .

As a verb absent is

(transitive|now|reflexive) keep away; stay away; go away .

As a noun truancy

is the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties – refers especially to school absentees.

As an adjective antitruancy is

opposing or countering truancy from school.

As nouns the difference between truancy and hookey

is that truancy is the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties – refers especially to school absentees while hookey is truancy, especially from school.

Absenteeism is a see also of truancy.

As nouns the difference between absenteeism and truancy

is that absenteeism is the state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee while truancy is the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties – refers especially to school absentees.

Truant is a related term of truancy.

As nouns the difference between truant and truancy

is that truant is one who is absent without permission, especially from school while truancy is the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties – refers especially to school absentees.

As a adjective truant

is absent without permission, especially from school.

As a verb truant

is to play truant.

As nouns the difference between absentee and truancy

is that absentee is a person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc while truancy is the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties – refers especially to school absentees.

As a adjective absentee

is (attributive) pertaining to one that is absent .

As nouns the difference between shirk and truancy

is that shirk is one who shirks or shirk can be (islam) the unforgivable sin of idolatry while truancy is the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties – refers especially to school absentees.

As a verb shirk

is to avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc; to stay away from.