Impression - Definition

n 1: 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" [syn:
impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion]
2: 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" [syn:
impression, effect]
3: 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" [syn: mental picture, picture,
impression]
4: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the
impression of his fingers in the soft mud" [syn:
depression, impression, imprint]
5: a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; "he put
his stamp on the envelope" [syn: stamp, impression]
6: all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off
an initial printing of 2000 copies" [syn: impression,
printing]
7: (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or
plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing
an inlay"
8: an impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny
impression of a politician"
9: the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of
another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot
wax"