IMPRESSION

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”

impression

(noun) an impressionistic portrayal of a person; “he did a funny impression of a politician”

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”

impression, effect

(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”

impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion

(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”

impression, printing

(noun) all the copies of a work printed at one time; “they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies”

stamp, impression

(noun) a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; “he put his stamp on the envelope”

depression, impression, imprint

(noun) a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; “he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

impression (plural impressions)

The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.

The overall effect of something, e.g, on a person.

A vague recalling of an event, a belief.

An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another individual.

An outward appearance.

(advertising) An online advertising performance metric representing an instance where an ad is shown once.

(painting) The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc.

(engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc.

(philosophy) The vivid perception of something as it is experienced, in contrast to ideas or thoughts drawn from memory or the imagination.

Verb

impression (third-person singular simple present impressions, present participle impressioning, simple past and past participle impressioned)

To manipulate a blank key within a lock so as to mark it with impressions of the shape of the lock, which facilitates creation of a duplicate key.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary

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Im*pres"sion, n. Etym: [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.

2. That which is impressed; stamp; mark; indentation; sensible result of an influence exerted from without. The stamp and clear impression of good sense. Cowper. To shelter us from impressions of weather, we must spin, we must weave, we must build. Barrow.

3. That which impresses, or exercises an effect, action, or agency; appearance; phenomenon. [Obs.] Portentous blaze of comets and impressions in the air. Milton. A fiery impression falling from out of Heaven. Holland.

4. Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect hence, interest, concern. Reid. His words impression left. Milton. Such terrible impression made the dream. Shak. I have a father's dear impression, And wish, before I fall into my grave, That I might see her married. Ford.

5. An indistinct notion, remembrance, or belief.

6. Impressiveness; emphasis of delivery. Which must be read with an impression. Milton.

7. (Print.)

Definition: 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. Ten impressions which his books have had. Dryden.

8. In painting, the first coat of color, as the priming in house painting and the like. [R.]

9. (Engraving)

Definition: A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, or the like. Proof impression, one of the early impressions taken from an engraving, before the plate or block is worn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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