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
an outward appearance; he made a good impression; I wanted to create an impression of success; she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting
[ Syn: effect ]
a clear and telling mental image; he described his mental picture of his assailant; he had no clear picture of himself or his world; the events left a permanent impression in his mind
[ Syn: mental picture , picture ]
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud
[ Syn: depression , imprint ]
a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; he put his stamp on the envelope
[ Syn: stamp ]
all the copies of a work printed at one time; they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies
[ Syn: printing ]
(dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay'
an impressionistic portrayal of a person; he did a funny impression of a politician'
the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax'