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presence Definition

pres·ence (prez′əns)

noun

  1. the fact or condition of being present; existence, occurrence, or attendance at some place or in some thing
  2. immediate surroundings, or vicinity within close view, of a person admitted to his presence
  3. a person or thing that is present, esp. a person of high station or imposing appearance
    1. a person's bearing, personality, or appearance
    2. impressive bearing, personality, etc. characterized by poise, confidence, etc., often specif. that of a performer before an audience (stage presence)
  5. an influence or a supernatural or divine spirit felt to be present
  6. the quality of sound reproduction with reference to the degree of the apparent reality of the sound
  7. Archaic people present; an assemblage
  8. Obsolete presence chamber

Etymology: OFr < L praesentia < praesens: see present,

presence Synonyms

presence

n.

  1. The fact of being present

    occupancy, occupation, residence, inhabitance, habitancy, ubiquity, ubiety; see also attendance 1.

  2. The vicinity of a person

    proximity, propinquity, nearness, closeness; see neighborhood.

  3. One's appearance and behavior

    carriage, port, demeanor, bearing; see appearance 1, behavior 1.

presence Telecom Definition

See presence technology.

presence Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • antibody: Enhanced proliferation of CD4+ T cells induced by dendritic cells following antigen uptake in the presence of antibody.
  • asbestos: The presence of asbestos in withdrawn vehicles has been a major issue for Angel Trains.
  • mind: Theresa drank the glass of water, and, by a strong effort, recalled her presence of mind.

Converse of subject

  • characterize: FAP is a rare genetic condition, characterized by the presence of hundreds of pre-cancerous ' polyps ' in the bowel.
  • complicate: Events were complicated by the presence of an ancient presence of hatred, and of a heretical faction of knights favoring the Goddess Ceridwen.

Converse of object

  • detect: In the study 21 practitioners detected the presence of a human hand behind a screen less than 50 % of the time.
  • indicate: High levels may indicate the presence of wet rot.
  • confirm: Surgical and endoscopic findings confirmed the presence of the obstruction in all the other 9 patients.
  • establish: Panama established a diplomatic presence in China in June 1933.
  • maintain: Behind the top two ( or one, quite often ), nobody has really maintained much presence near the front.

Adjective modifier

  • adventitious: Various regulatory bodies have indicated willingness to allow low levels of GM adventitious presence in seed lots.
  • visible: Also, the visible presence of the car acts as a deterrent.
  • continued: Ferguson ' s continued presence at Old Trafford has always been considered the greatest impediment to Beckham making a return to United.
  • commanding: Cousens put so much emotion into his role and had such a calm yet commanding presence.
  • reassuring: It was highlighted how important a reassuring staff presence is.
  • mere: Mere passive presence at a hunt could not support conviction.

Noun used with modifier

  • police: A police presence was highly evident inside the event, no doubt sensing that the charged atmosphere could boil over into violence.
  • web: A web presence is moving from a novelty to an expectation.
  • stage: What excellent stage presence, in a young member.
  • thy: Have we not eaten and drunk in thy presence?