pres·ence (pr z  ns)n. 1. The state or fact of being present; current existence or occurrence. 2. Immediate proximity in time or space. 3. The area immediately surrounding a great personage, especially a sovereign. 4. A person who is present. 5. a. A person's bearing, especially when it commands respectful attention: "He continues to possess the presence, mental as well as physical, of the young man" (Brendan Gill). b. The quality of self-assurance and effectiveness that permits a performer to achieve a rapport with the audience: stage presence. 6. A supernatural influence felt to be nearby. 7. The diplomatic, political, or military influence of a nation in a foreign country, especially as evidenced by the posting of its diplomats or its troops there: "The American diplomatic presence in London began in 1785 when John Adams became our first minister" (Nancy Holmes). |
presence
Noun
1. the fact of being in a specified place: the test detects the presence of sugar in the urine
2. impressive personal appearance or bearing: a person of dignified and commanding presence
3. the company or nearness of a person: she seemed completely unaware of my presence
4. Mil a force stationed in another country: the American-led military presence in the Gulf
5. an invisible spirit felt to be nearby: I felt a presence in the room [Latin praesentia a being before]
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| Noun | 1. | presence - the state of being present; current existence; "he tested for the presence of radon" being, beingness, existence - the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" inherence, inherency - the state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic; "the inherence of polysemy in human language" ubiety - the state of existing and being localized in space omnipresence, ubiquitousness, ubiquity - the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once) hereness - the state of being here in this place thereness - the state of being there--not here--in position thereness - real existence; "things are really there...capture the thereness of them"--Charles Hopkinson occurrence - an instance of something occurring; "a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets" shadow - a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father" absence - the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation" |
| 2. | presence - the immediate proximity of someone or something; "she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company" proximity - the region close around a person or thing | |
| 3. | presence - an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby disembodied spirit, spirit - any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings | |
| 4. | presence - the impression that something is present; "he felt the presence of an evil force" impression, notion, belief, feeling, opinion - a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" | |
| 5. | presence - dignified manner or conduct personal manner, manner - a way of acting or behaving gravitas, lordliness, dignity - formality in bearing and appearance; "he behaved with great dignity" | |
| 6. | presence - the act of being present attendance, attending - the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.) absence - failure to be present |
presence
noun 1. being, existence, company, residence, attendance, showing up, companionship, occupancy, habitation, inhabitance
noun 3. personality, bearing, appearance, aspect, air, ease, carriage, aura, poise, demeanour, self-assurance, mien (literary) comportment
noun 4. spirit, ghost, manifestation, spectre, apparition, shade (literary) wraith, supernatural being, revenant, eidolon, atua N.Z. wairua N.Z. presence of mind level-headedness, assurance, composure, poise, cool (slang) wits, countenance, coolness, aplomb, alertness, calmness, equanimity, self-assurance, phlegm, quickness, sang-froid, self-possession, unflappability (informal) imperturbability, quick-wittedness, self-command, collectedness
Translations
presence [ˈprɛzns] n → Gegenwart f, Anwesenheit f (fig) (personality) → Ausstrahlung f;
(spirit, invisible influence) → Erscheinung f;
presence of mind → Geistesgegenwart f
n presence [ˈprezns]
1 the state, or fact, of being present The committee requests your presence at Thursday's meeting. teenwoordigheid حُضور присъствие přítomnost tilstedeværelse die Gegenwart παρουσία presencia kohalolek حضور läsnäolo présence נוֹכחוּת उपस्थिति prisutnost jelenlét kehadiran (nær)vera presenza 出席 출석 buvimas, dalyvavimas klātbūtne kehadiran aanwezigheid tilstedeværelse, nærvær obecność presença prezenţă присутствие prítomnosť navzočnost prisustvo närvaro การอยู่ในที่นี้ bulunma 出席 присутність; наявність حاضري، موجودگي sự có mặt 出席
2 a striking, impressive manner or appearance The headmistress certainly has presence. persoonlikheid حُضور، طَلْعَه вид působivá prezentace fremtoning; udstråling das Auftreten έντονη προσωπικότητα presencia esinduslikkus هیبت arvokkuus présence נוֹכחוּת किसी उच्च व्यक्ति के सामने सेवार्थ उपस्थिति pojava,nastup fellépés sikap mengesankan sterkur persónuleiki presenza ふうさい 풍채, 자태 įspūdinga išvaizda/laikysena izskats; stāja perawakan presentie framtoning; representativt ytre uderzająca osobowość presença prestanţă вид, внешность pôsobivé vystupovanie / zovňajšok nastop nastup pondus, personlig framtoning กริยาท่าท่างที่โดดเด่น etkileyici görünüş 風採，風度 постава; зовнішність وضع، اخلاق người hiện diện; vật hiện có 风采，风度
in the presence of
while (someone) is present This document must be signed in the presence of a witness; Don't talk about it in my mother's presence. in die teenwoordigheid van في حُضور в присъствието на za přítomnosti i nærværelse af; nærværelse in Anwesenheit von με την παρουσία, μπροστά σε en presencia de juuresolekul در حضور läsnä ollessa en présence de בְּנוֹכחוּת इस व्यक्ति की उपस्थिति में u prisutnosti vkinek a jelenlétében di hadapan í viðurvist in presenza di ～の面前で ...의 면전에서 akivaizdoje (kāda) klātbūtnē di hadapan in bijzijn van i nærvær av w obecności na presença de în prezenţa в присутствии za prítomnosti v navzočnosti u prisustvu i närvaro av ต่อหน้า huzurunda 在...面前(眼前)，在...出席(情況下) у чиїсь присутності کي موجودگي ميں với sự có mặt của 在...面前（眼前），在...出席（情况下）
presence of mind
calmness and the ability to act sensibly (in an emergency etc) He showed great presence of mind in the face of danger. om kop te hou حُضور الذِّهْن، سُرْعَة الخاطِر спокойствие duchapřítomnost åndsnærværelse die Geistesgegenwart ετοιμότητα presencia de ánimo, aplomo, serenidad enesevalitsus حضور ذهن maltti présence d'esprit קוֹר רוּחַ प्रत्युत्पन्नमतित्व prisutnost duha lélekjelenlét ketenangan yfirvegun presenza di spirito 沈着 침착, 평정 šaltakraujiškumas, blaivus protas augstasinība sifat sso yg tenang tegenwoordigheid van geest åndsnærvær przytomność umysłu presença de espírito prezenţă de spirit присутствие духа duchaprítomnosť prisebnost prisustvo duha sinnesnärvaro การตั้งสติได้ soğukkanlılık 鎮定 холоднокровність حاضر جوابي sự nhanh trí 镇定
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