impression

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

notion belief feeling opinion effect mental picture picture imprint depression stamp printing

impressive

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