1. impression - 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"
Synonym(s): feeling, belief, notion, opinion
2. impression - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): effect
Hypernym(s): appearance, visual_aspect
3. impression - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): mental_picture, picture
Hypernym(s): image, mental_image
4. impression - noun
· a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
Synonym(s): depression, imprint
Hypernym(s): concave_shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
5. impression - noun
· a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; "he put his stamp on the envelope"
Synonym(s): stamp
Hypernym(s): symbol
6. impression - noun
· all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"
Synonym(s): printing
Hypernym(s): publication
7. impression - noun
· (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay"
Hypernym(s): imprint
8. impression - noun
· an impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny impression of a politician"
Hypernym(s): portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation
9. impression - noun
· the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"
Hypernym(s): press, pressure, pressing
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