Definition of presence

noun (n)

• the state of being present; current existence (noun.state)

  Example:
  He tested for the presence of radon.
  

  source: wordnet30
• the immediate proximity of someone or something (noun.location)

  Synonym: front
  

  Example:
  She blushed in his presence.
  He sensed the presence of danger.
  

  source: wordnet30
• an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby (noun.person)

  source: wordnet30
• the impression that something is present (noun.cognition)

  Example:
  He felt the presence of an evil force.
  

  source: wordnet30
• dignified manner or conduct (noun.attribute)

  Synonym: bearing, comportment, mien
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of being present (noun.act)

  Antonym: absence
  

  source: wordnet30
• The state of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand; -- opposed to absence. (noun)

  source: webster1913

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