| NOUN | state | presence | the state of being present |
|---|---|---|---|
| location | presence, front | the immediate proximity of someone or something | |
| person | presence | an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby | |
| cognition | presence | the impression that something is present | |
| attribute | presence, bearing, comportment, mien | dignified manner or conduct | |
| act | presence | the act of being present |
| Sounds | preh'zahns | |
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| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | The state of being present; current existence. | |
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| Example | "he tested for the presence of radon" | |
| Attributes | absent | not being in a specified place |
| present | Being or existing in a specified place | |
| Narrower | hereness | The state of being here / here in this place |
| immanence, immanency | The state of being within or not going beyond a given domain | |
| inherence, inherency | The state of inhering | |
| occurrence | An instance of something occurring | |
| shadow | A dominating and pervasive presence | |
| thereness | The state of being there--not here--in position | |
| thereness | Real existence | |
| ubiety | The state of existing and being localized in space | |
| ubiquity, ubiquitousness, omnipresence | The state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once) | |
| Broader | being, beingness, existence | The state or fact of existing |
| Opposite | absence | The state of being absent |
| Catalan | presència | |
| Spanish | presencia | |
| Adjectives | present | being or existing in a specified place |
| Meaning | The immediate proximity of someone or something. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonym | front | |
| Broader | proximity | The region close around a person or thing |
| Catalan | presència | |
| Spanish | presencia | |
| Adjectives | present | being or existing in a specified place |
| Meaning | An invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | spirit, disembodied spirit | Any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings |
| Catalan | presència | |
| Spanish | presencia | |
| Meaning | The impression that something is present. | |
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| Example | "he felt the presence of an evil force" | |
| Broader | impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion | A vague idea in which some confidence is placed |
| Catalan | presència | |
| Spanish | presencia | |
| Adjectives | present | being or existing in a specified place |
| Meaning | dignified manner or conduct. | |
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| Synonyms | bearing, comportment, mien | |
| Narrower | dignity, lordliness, gravitas | formality in bearing and appearance |
| Broader | manner, personal manner | A way of acting or behaving |
| Catalan | presència | |
| Spanish | porte, presencia | |
| Meaning | The act of being present. | |
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| Broader | attendance, attending | The act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.) |
| Opposite | absence | failure to be present |
| Catalan | presència | |
| Spanish | presencia | |
| Adjectives | present | being or existing in a specified place |