impression (n.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: feeling , belief , notion , opinion ]

  2. 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 ]

  3. 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 ]

  4. a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud

    [ Syn: depression , imprint ]

  5. a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; he put his stamp on the envelope

    [ Syn: stamp ]

  6. all the copies of a work printed at one time; they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies

    [ Syn: printing ]

  7. (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay'

  8. an impressionistic portrayal of a person; he did a funny impression of a politician'

  9. the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax'

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