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| 1. | [ noun ] a vague idea in which some confidence is placed | |
| Synonyms: | feeling notion belief opinion | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | idea effect intuition presence first_blush believe | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an outward appearance | |
| Synonyms: | effect | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | appearance figure mark tout_ensemble | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a clear and telling mental image | |
| Synonyms: | picture mental_picture | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | image visualize | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a concavity in a surface produced by pressing | |
| Synonyms: | imprint depression | |
| Examples: | "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" |
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| Related terms: | concavity wrinkle crevice groove incision dip dimple sag dimple | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster | |
| Examples: | "the dentist made an impression for use in preparing an inlay" |
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| Related terms: | imprint dentistry | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a symbol that is the result of printing | |
| Synonyms: | stamp | |
| Examples: | "he put his stamp on the envelope" |
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| Related terms: | symbol seal imprint revenue_stamp emboss | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (printing,writing) all the copies of a work printed at one time | |
| Synonyms: | printing | |
| Examples: | "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" |
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| Related terms: | publication edition proof mackle printing | |
| 8. | [ noun ] the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another | |
| Examples: | "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax" |
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| Related terms: | press impress | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (theater) an impressionistic portrayal of a person | |
| Examples: | "he did a funny impression of a politician" |
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| Related terms: | portrayal | |
| Similar spelling: |
impressionist impressionism impress imprecision impressive impresario imprison impressment impressible imprecation impressively impressed impregnation impureness imprisoned imprisonment impreciseness imprecise imprecate imbroglio imbrication |
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