presences
SayPREZ-uhns-izUS/ˈpɹɛz(ə)nsɪz/UK/ˈpɹɛzn̩sɪz/
- 1Plural of presence.
The medium claimed to sense several presences gathered in the room.
Their commanding presences filled the stage the moment the curtain rose.
Note
A plural that works wherever one presence can be told from another. It fits spirits felt in a room, performers whose commanding presences fill a stage, or a company's presences across several markets. The bare state of being present, or of being at hand, resists counting. A writer who means that condition usually keeps the singular: their presence was noted, not their presences.
presences is a form of presence
presence, noun: The fact or condition of being in a particular place, within sight, or close at hand. Full entry
- Forms
- presencepresences plural
- Spelling
- presence → presences: add -s
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