'Impression' definitions:

Definition of 'impression'

(from WordNet)
noun
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: impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion]
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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: impression, effect]
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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, impression]
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A concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" [syn: depression, impression, imprint]
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A symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; "he put his stamp on the envelope" [syn: stamp, impression]
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All the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" [syn: impression, printing]
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(dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay"
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An impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny impression of a politician"
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The act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"

Definition of 'Impression'

From: GCIDE
  • Impression \Im*pres"sion\, n. [F. impression, L. impressio.]
  • 1. The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force or by influence. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which is impressed; stamp; mark; indentation; sensible result of an influence exerted from without. [1913 Webster]
  • The stamp and clear impression of good sense. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
  • To shelter us from impressions of weather, we must spin, we must weave, we must build. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. That which impresses, or exercises an effect, action, or agency; appearance; phenomenon. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Portentous blaze of comets and impressions in the air. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • A fiery impression falling from out of Heaven. --Holland. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect hence, interest, concern. --Reid. [1913 Webster]
  • His words impression left. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Such terrible impression made the dream. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • I have a father's dear impression, And wish, before I fall into my grave, That I might see her married. --Ford. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. An indistinct notion, remembrance, or belief. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. Impressiveness; emphasis of delivery. [1913 Webster]
  • Which must be read with an impression. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Print.) The pressure of the type on the paper, or the result of such pressure, as regards its appearance; as, a heavy impression; a clear, or a poor, impression; also, a single copy as the result of printing, or the whole edition printed at a given time; as, a copy from the fifth impression. [1913 Webster]
  • Ten impressions which his books have had. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. In painting, the first coat of color, as the priming in house painting and the like. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • 9. (Engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, or the like. [1913 Webster]
  • Proof impression, one of the early impressions taken from an engraving, before the plate or block is worn. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'impression'

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