presence
The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand.
Example
“Any painter can benefit from the presence of a live model from which to draw.”
Other meanings
The part of space within one's immediate vicinity.
“Bob never said anything about it in my presence.”
A quality of poise and effectiveness that enables a performer to achieve a close relationship with their audience.
Antonyms
- absence
Related words
- compresence
- copresence
- in the presence of
- Internet presence
- make one's presence felt
- presence chamber
- presence room
- holopresence
- hyperpresence
- multipresence
- nonpresence
- overpresence
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “presence” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.