absently

• Adverbe signifiant « d'une manière distraite ou perdue dans ses pensées », souvent utilisé pour décrire des actions accomplies sans attention ou conscience complètes, comme si l'esprit de la personne était ailleurs.

An adverb meaning "in a distracted or preoccupied manner," often used to describe actions performed without full attention or awareness, as if one's mind is elsewhere.

1. In a preoccupied mannerB2formal

   In a way that shows you are not paying attention to what is happening around you because you are thinking about something else.

   De manière distraite

   • She stared absently out the window during the lecture.
   • He nodded absently while reading his book.
   • They walked absently past the store without noticing it.

   Synonymesabsentmindedlyabstractedlydistractedlydreamilyinattentively

   Antonymesalertlyattentivelymindfully