1. The state of being present; current existence
   "he tested for the presence of radon" 
2. The immediate proximity of someone or something
   "she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"
   - front 
3. An invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby 
4. The impression that something is present
   "he felt the presence of an evil force" 
5. Dignified manner or conduct
   - bearing, comportment, mien 
6. The act of being present

Sounds like: presents

Derived forms: presences

See also: absent, present

Type of: attendance, attending, being, beingness, belief, disembodied spirit, existence, feeling, impression, manner, notion, opinion, personal manner, proximity, spirit

Antonym: absence

Encyclopedia: Presence Presence, Real

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