Impression

Definition:

  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) That which is impressed; stamp; mark; indentation; sensible result of an influence exerted from without.
  • (n.) That which impresses, or exercises an effect, action, or agency; appearance; phenomenon.
  • (n.) Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect hence, interest, concern.
  • (n.) An indistinct notion, remembrance, or belief.
  • (n.) Impressiveness; emphasis of delivery.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) In painting, the first coat of color, as the priming in house painting and the like.
  • (n.) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, or the like.

Compare impression with other words:

connotation vs. impression

impression vs. notion

impressibility vs. impression

heliotypy vs. impression

impression vs. reimpression

impression vs. thermotype

impression vs. typolite

impression vs. unimuscular

impression vs. impressure

impression vs. vibratiuncle

impression vs. shoop

impression vs. sense

imitate vs. impression

engraving vs. impression

impression vs. mobile

image vs. impression

impression vs. mock

conception vs. impression

doll vs. impression

franking vs. impression

eyewash vs. impression

impression vs. impressionistic

impressible vs. impression

impression vs. percept

impression vs. print

impression vs. macule

impression vs. rubbing

footstep vs. impression

impression vs. resentment

bearer vs. impression

impression vs. venerable

impersonator vs. impression

impression vs. striation

impression vs. misleading

impression vs. permission

impression vs. movement

impression vs. impressionist

impression vs. impressionism

impression vs. impressionability

appearance vs. impression

impression vs. outward

impression vs. mannerism

imitation vs. impression

impersonation vs. impression

belief vs. impression

event vs. impression

impression vs. vague

effect vs. impression

depression vs. impression

impression vs. indentation

impression vs. striking

impression vs. impressive

footprint vs. impression

etch vs. impression

impression vs. platen

impression vs. transfer

feeling vs. impression

impress vs. impression

impression vs. typeface

impression vs. imprint

idea vs. impression

impression vs. splash

energy vs. impression

impression vs. strike

impression vs. stink

impression vs. mislead

impression vs. lie

feel vs. impression

drive vs. impression

impression vs. look

impression vs. project

hand vs. impression

impression vs. may