noun as in strong fondness

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absence, distance, distantness, retrospect

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Example Sentences

Example:The absence of her made the party a little dull.

Definition:The state or fact of not being present; the state or fact of not existing or occurring.

From absence

Example:The distance between their viewpoints was hard to bridge.

Definition:The extent of separation in place, position, or space from one point to another; a stretch of space.

From distance

Example:The distantness in his eyes spoke of a different world.

Definition:The state or quality of being distant or far away.

From distantness

Example:The historian’s work is largely about retrospection and learning from the past.

Definition:The act or fact of looking back on the past, especially on events in order to learn from them.

From retrospect