Meaning of 'impression' (Webster Dictionary)
- 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.
- That which is impressed; stamp; mark; indentation;
sensible result of an influence exerted from without.
- That which impresses, or exercises an effect, action,
or agency; appearance; phenomenon.
- Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect
hence, interest, concern.
- An indistinct notion, remembrance, or belief.
- Impressiveness; emphasis of delivery.
- 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.
- In painting, the first coat of color, as the priming in
house painting and the like.
- A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, or the
like.
Meaning of 'impression' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- a clear and telling mental image
Example in sentence:- 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
Meaning (2):
- an impressionistic portrayal of a person
Example in sentence:- he did a funny impression of a politician
Meaning (3):
- a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
Example in sentence:- he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud
Meaning (4):
- an outward appearance
Example in sentence:- 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
Meaning (5):
- a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
Example in sentence:- he put his stamp on the envelope
Meaning (6):
- the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another
Example in sentence:- he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax
Meaning (7):
- a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
Example in sentence:- his impression of her was favorable;
- I had a feeling that she was lying;
- it strengthened my belief in his sincerity;
- what are your feelings about the crisis?
Meaning (8):
- (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster
Example in sentence:- the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay
Meaning (9):
- all the copies of a work printed at one time
Example in sentence:- they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies
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