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A Word To Use To Describe A Person's Non-Physical Presence

English Language & Usage Asked by Jonnathan Strawthorne on March 1, 2021

What word could I use to describe a person who is dominating not only physically but also in knowledge, experience, and comprehension? Someone who has a vast amount of experience?

Example of a sentence:

Dominating the room with his physical and ________ presence…

3 Answers

A lot of words related to mind and soul can be used here, like:

psychic or psychical: relating to the soul or mind.

emotional: relating to a person's emotions.

spiritual: not concerned with material values or pursuits.

inner: mental or spiritual.

cognitive: relating to cognition.

psychological: related to the mental and emotional state of a person.

intellectual: relating to the intellect.

mental or mindly: relating to the mind.

psychogenic: having a psychological origin or cause rather than a physical one.

Hope, it helped :)

Answered by Riya Agarwal on March 1, 2021

Consider:

Dominating the room with his physical and cerebral presence...

It is a near synonym of intellectual:

2a : appealing to intellectual appreciation
    cerebral drama

2b : primarily intellectual in nature
    a cerebral society
    books for cerebral readers

Merriam-Webster

Answered by jxh on March 1, 2021

"Persona" could be used that way. It's meaning is, more or less, confined to the projected character, which according to Cambridge online is often a distinct entity from the real character. However, since your question seems to point more to the perceived image than the real character that is hidden inside, it is a fitting word. The projected image of strength could very well reflect an interior reality.

persona noun [ C ]

the particular type of character that a person seems to have and that is often different from their real or private character: "He had a shy, retiring side to his personality that was completely at odds with his public persona." (dictionary.cambridge.org)

And here is an example usage in a headline:

A dominant persona and its many downsides: Those in a leadership position can easily end up putting off people than winning them over. (gulfnews.com)

Your example sentence [fragment] asks for an adjective, but using persona it could be rephrased:

"Dominating the room was his persona..."

Answered by Conrado on March 1, 2021

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