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. The act of being present
   "Her presence at the ceremony was noted by all"
    
4. An invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby
   "The medium claimed to sense a presence in the room"
    
5. The impression that something is present
   "he felt the presence of an evil force"
    
6. A person's manner of carrying themselves, especially as it conveys dignity, authority, or personality
   "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe presence";
   - bearing, comportment, mien

Sounds like: precedence, preceesence, pr

Derived forms: presences

See also: absent, present

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

Antonym: absence

Encyclopedia: Presence, Real