absent vs mislaid

absent

adj
  • Not existing; lacking. 

  • Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing. 

  • Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied. 

verb
  • To keep (oneself) away. 

  • Leave. 

prep
  • In the absence of; without; except. 

noun
  • Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there. 

mislaid

adj
  • Cannot be currently found, put in an obscure place, lost - often temporarily. 

How often have the words absent and mislaid occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )