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Noun (9 meanings)

1. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed.

impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion

Examples:

“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”

impression is a type of:

idea, thought (noun) - the content of cognition

types of impression:

effect (noun) - an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
first blush (noun) - at the first glimpse or impression
intuition, hunch, suspicion (noun) - an impression that something might be the case
presence (noun) - the impression that something is present

impression is derivationally related to:

to believe, trust (verb) - be confident about something
to find, feel (verb) - come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
impressionistic (adjective) - of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning

2. an outward appearance.

impression, effect

Examples:

“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”

impression is a type of:

appearance, visual aspect (noun) - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

types of impression:

figure (noun) - the impression produced by a person
image (noun) - the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public
mark (noun) - the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
tout ensemble (noun) - a total impression or effect of something made up of individual parts

impression is derivationally related to:

impressionistic (adjective) - of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning

3. a clear and telling mental image.

mental picture, picture, impression

Examples:

“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”

impression is a type of:

image, mental image (noun) - an iconic mental representation

impression is derivationally related to:

to visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image (verb) - imagine

4. a concavity in a surface produced by pressing.

depression, impression, imprint

Example:

“he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud”

impression is a type of:

concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature (noun) - a shape that curves or bends inward

types of impression:

crevice, cranny, crack, fissure, chap (noun) - a long narrow depression in a surface
dimple (noun) - a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin
dimple (noun) - any slight depression in a surface
dip (noun) - a depression in an otherwise level surface
groove, channel (noun) - a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)

incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent (noun) - a depression scratched or carved into a surface
sag, droop (noun) - a shape that sags
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line (noun) - a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface

5. a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving.

stamp, impression

Example:

“he put his stamp on the envelope”

impression is a type of:

symbol (noun) - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

types of impression:

imprint, embossment (noun) - an impression produced by pressure or printing
seal (noun) - a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it)

impression is derivationally related to:

to emboss, boss, stamp (verb) - raise in a relief
to stamp (verb) - to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something

6. all the copies of a work printed at one time.

impression, printing

Example:

“they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies”

impression is a type of:

publication (noun) - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

types of impression:

edition (noun) - the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
mackle (noun) - a printed impression that is blurred or doubled
proof, test copy, trial impression (noun) - (printing) an impression made to check for errors

Domain of synset - TOPIC:

printing, printing process (noun) - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication

7. (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster.

Example:

“the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay”

impression is a type of:

imprint (noun) - a device produced by pressure on a surface

Domain of synset - TOPIC:

dentistry, dental medicine, odontology (noun) - the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth

8. an impressionistic portrayal of a person.

Example:

“he did a funny impression of a politician”

impression is a type of:

portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation (noun) - acting the part of a character on stage

impression is derivationally related to:

impressionist, impressionistic (adjective) - relating to or characteristic of Impressionism
impressionistic (adjective) - of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning

9. the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another.

Example:

“he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax”

impression is a type of:

press, pressure, pressing (noun) - the act of pressing

impression is derivationally related to:

to impress, imprint (verb) - mark or stamp with or as if with pressure