presence B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈpɹɛz(ə)ns/ UK /ˈpɹɛzn̩s/ See IPA manual Freq #2327 Meanings 1 noun The fact of being in a particular place. Any painter can benefit from the presence of a live model. 2 noun The area close to a person; being near someone. The children were intimidated by their father's presence. 3 noun A strong, impressive quality that makes a person noticed and admired. Despite being very short, she filled the theatre with her stage presence. 4 noun A feeling that someone or something unseen is nearby. The cave dweller felt the presence of an evil force. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · the area close to a person;... front ↔ Opposites absencemissingness Word family Forms presences Derived forms compresencecopresenceholopresencehyperpresencemultipresencenonpresenceoverpresencepluripresencepresencelesspresentitysuperpresencetelepresence Common collocations presence chamber Noun + noun majestic presence Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Through Old French presence, from Latin praesentia (“a being present”), from praesentem. Displaced native Old English andweardnes. Topics Space, Position & Direction Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # presence **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɹɛz(ə)ns/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɹɛzn̩s/ **Frequency rank:** 2327 ## Meanings 1. The fact of being in a particular place. 2. The area close to a person; being near someone. 3. A strong, impressive quality that makes a person noticed and admired. 4. A feeling that someone or something unseen is nearby. ## Examples - Any painter can benefit from the presence of a live model. - The children were intimidated by their father's presence. - Despite being very short, she filled the theatre with her stage presence. - The cave dweller felt the presence of an evil force. ## Antonyms - absence - missingness ## Derived Forms - compresence - copresence - holopresence - hyperpresence - multipresence - nonpresence - overpresence - pluripresence - presenceless - presentity - superpresence - telepresence ## Etymology Through Old French presence, from Latin praesentia (“a being present”), from praesentem. Displaced native Old English andweardnes. ## AI Etymology Presence: Through Old French presence, from Latin praesentia (“a being present”), from praesentem. Displaced native Old English andweardnes. In present-day English it covers the fact of being in a particular place, the area close to a person; being near someone, and a strong, impressive quality that makes a person noticed and admired. The wider family includes derived forms such as compresence, copresence, holopresence, hyperpresence, multipresence. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Describing Qualities markdown