presence
the state or fact of being present, as with others or in a place.
attendance or company: Your presence is requested.
immediate vicinity; proximity: in the presence of witnesses.
the military or economic power of a country as reflected abroad by the stationing of its troops, sale of its goods, etc.: the American military presence in Europe;the Japanese presence in the U.S. consumer market.
Chiefly British. the immediate personal vicinity of a great personage giving audience or reception: summoned to her presence.
the ability to project a sense of ease, poise, or self-assurance, especially the quality or manner of a person's bearing before an audience: The speaker had a good deal of stage presence.
personal appearance or bearing, especially of a dignified or imposing kind: a man of fine presence.
a person, especially of noteworthy appearance or compelling personality: He is a real presence, even at a private party.
a divine or supernatural spirit felt to be present: He felt a presence with him in the room.
British Obsolete. presence chamber.
Origin of presence
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Other words from presence
- non·pres·ence, noun
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How to use presence in a sentence
Someone passing through the lobby wouldn’t notice its presence.
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The well, ghost or no ghost, is certainly a piece of history with a bold presence.
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He appeared to understand however belatedly that he was in the presence of another kind of greatness.
In general, their presence is meant to throw you off your game by design.
No one who lives in an American city requires a flashlight to detect the presence of immigrants or the challenges they face daily.
Recognition of the pneumococcus depends upon its morphology, the fact that it is Gram-staining, and the presence of a capsule.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddHis presence, also, always graced Walls End Castle at the regulation periods.
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A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddFor two consecutive seasons he lived in the sunlight of Mademoiselle Duvigne's presence.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThis, however, should not be accepted as proving the presence of bile without further tests.
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British Dictionary definitions for presence
/ (ˈprɛzəns) /
the state or fact of being present
the immediate proximity of a person or thing
personal appearance or bearing, esp of a dignified nature
an imposing or dignified personality
an invisible spirit felt to be nearby
electronics a recording control that boosts mid-range frequencies
(of a recording) a quality that gives the impression that the listener is in the presence of the original source of the sound
obsolete assembly or company
obsolete short for presence chamber
Origin of presence
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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