impression

Plural: impressions

Noun

• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
  • "his impression of her was favorable"
• an outward appearance
  • "he made a good impression"
  • "I wanted to create an impression of success"
• a clear and telling mental image
  • "the events left a permanent impression in his mind"
• a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
  • "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
• a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
• all the copies of a work printed at one time
• (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"
• The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
• The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
• A vague recalling of an event, a belief.
• An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another individual.
• An outward appearance.
• A performance metric representing an instance where a post or ad is shown once.
• The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc.
• A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc.
• The vivid perception of something as it is experienced, in contrast to ideas or thoughts drawn from memory or the imagination.
• set of copies of a publication printed at one time having the same content, layout, pagination, etc.

Verb

• To manipulate a blank key within a lock so as to mark it with impressions of the shape of the lock, which facilitates creation of a duplicate key.

Examples

• He tried to make a good impression on his parents.
• His head made an impression on the pillow.
• I have the impression that he's already left for Paris.

Synonyms

belief, depression, effect, feeling, imprint, mental picture, notion, opinion, picture, printing, stamp, take

Related Words

impress, impressive