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impression

/ impression /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another
"he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"
Type of:
press pressure pressing
Derived:
impress imprint
noun Sense 2
an impressionistic portrayal of a person
"he did a funny impression of a politician"
Type of:
portrayal characterization enactment
noun Sense 3
(dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster
"the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay"
Type of:
imprint
Domain:
dentistry dental medicine odontology
noun Sense 4
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"
Type of:
appearance visual aspect
Kinds of:
figure mark tout ensemble
noun Sense 5
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"
Type of:
idea thought
Kinds of:
presence effect first blush intuition hunch
Derived:
believe trust find feel
noun Sense 6
all the copies of a work printed at one time
"they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"
Type of:
publication
Kinds of:
edition proof test copy trial impression mackle
Domain:
printing printing process
noun Sense 7
a symbol that is the result of printing
"he put his stamp on the envelope"
Type of:
symbol
Kinds of:
imprint embossment revenue stamp seal
Derived:
emboss boss stamp
noun Sense 8
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
"he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
Type of:
concave shape concavity incurvation
Kinds of:
dimple groove channel dip incision
noun Sense 9
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"
Type of:
image mental image
Derived:
visualize visualise envision project fancy
Semantic Complexity
77%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
54
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

press pressure pressing portrayal characterization enactment imprint appearance visual aspect figure mark tout ensemble