truancy

noun

tru·​an·​cy ˈtrü-ən(t)-sē 

plural truancies

: an act or instance of playing truant : the state of being truant

Examples of truancy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lompoc Unified School District said in a statement in October that Buzzard took Melodee to an independent study program in August to enroll but that the girl did not attend through early October, prompting a series of responses to truancy that culminated in notifying law enforcement. —Dennis Romero, NBC news, 23 Dec. 2025

Safety and prevention opportunities are things like truancy checks of surrounding neighborhoods and perimeter checks, the department said. —Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025

Timmy Truett, a Republican representative in Kentucky, and Kamala Harris, the former Democratic vice president, senator and attorney general from California, both pushed for stricter truancy penalties. —Jon England, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025

Instead, public schools should be focused on getting kids to school and keeping accurate records, not quietly encouraging truancy and obstructing cooperation with federal authorities. —Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for truancy

• fluency

Kids Definition

truancy

noun

tru·​an·​cy ˈtrü-ən-sē 

plural truancies

: an act or an instance of being a truant