impression
a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, conscience, etc.
the first and immediate effect of an experience or perception upon the mind; sensation.
the effect produced by an agency or influence.
a notion, remembrance, belief, etc., often of a vague or indistinct nature: He had a general impression of lights, voices, and the clinking of silver.
a mark, indentation, figure, etc., produced by pressure.
an image in the mind caused by something external to it.
the act of impressing; state of being impressed.
Dentistry. a mold taken, in plastic materials or plaster of Paris, of teeth and the surrounding tissues.
an imitation of the voice, mannerisms, and other traits of a person, especially a famous person, as by an entertainer: The comedian did a hilarious impression of the president.
Chiefly Printing.
the process or result of printing from type, plates, etc.
a printed copy from type, a plate, an engraved block, etc.
one of a number of printings made at different times from the same set of type, without alteration (distinguished from edition).
the total number of copies of a book, pamphlet, etc., printed at one time from one setting of type or from one set of plates.
Metalworking. a portion of a die having in reverse the intended form of an object to be forged.
Origin of impression
1Other words for impression
Other words from impression
- im·pres·sion·al, adjective
- im·pres·sion·al·ly, adverb
- im·pres·sion·less, adjective
- pre·im·pres·sion, noun
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How to use impression in a sentence
Harm to those who would see them as painfully familiar, and harm to those who would view them with an unfamiliarity that might leave the impression that what’s on screen reflects normal, acceptable behavior.
The very real, very painful reasons the autistic community demanded two restraint scenes be removed from Sia’s new film ‘Music’ | Theresa Vargas | February 10, 2021 | Washington PostBecause target impression share bidding is based on real-time data, it overrides the bid adjustments from your manual campaign.
Smart Bidding: Five ways machine learning improves PPC advertising | Gabrielle Sadeh | February 10, 2021 | Search Engine WatchJonathan Stringfield, VP Global Marketing, Measurement and Insights, Activision BlizzardBrands need better ways of measuring the effectiveness of campaigns beyond simply tracking impressions.
Brand Summit Recap: Marketers face looming identity crisis | Digiday Editors | February 10, 2021 | DigidayThe fraudsters pulled off this heist by exploiting server-side ad insertion to falsify ad impressions.
Future of TV Briefing: Streaming services count on content to keep subscribers acquired in 2020 | Tim Peterson | February 10, 2021 | DigidayNow all he saw were the rectangular impressions they’d left in the grass.
Bee theft is almost a perfect crime—but there’s a new sheriff in town | Andrew Zaleski | February 9, 2021 | Popular-Science
“I found him to to be an interesting person,” Krauss said of the first impression.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking | M.L. Nestel | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut he told me recently that Malia would do my impression of him to him.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness | Marlow Stern | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd then I met him before I started doing the impression of him when he was a guest on SNL for a moment.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness | Marlow Stern | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST“I have not gotten the impression that they have their minds made up or they are not open to new information,” Stammberger said.
FBI Won’t Stop Blaming North Korea for Sony Hack -- Despite New Evidence | Shane Harris | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey also give the impression that you have a neatly organized life.
Handbags: The More You Pay, The Smaller They Shrink | Elizabeth Landers | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI knew the world had nothing like her, and yet the impression she has made on me, at the first view, is unexpectedly great.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyA ray of Consciousness is passed over that impression and you re-read it, you re-awaken the record.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)However great the power of Revival, there is no memory unless there was a First impression.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)And when he answered it, he was obliged to acknowledge that she had made upon his nature a definite impression.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensThe concerto made a generally dazzling and difficult impression upon me, but did not "take hold" of me particularly.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy Fay
British Dictionary definitions for impression
/ (ɪmˈprɛʃən) /
an effect produced in the mind by a stimulus; sensation: he gave the impression of wanting to help
an imprint or mark produced by pressing: he left the impression of his finger in the mud
a vague idea, consciousness, or belief: I had the impression we had met before
a strong, favourable, or remarkable effect: he made an impression on the managers
the act of impressing or the state of being impressed
printing
the act, process, or result of printing from type, plates, etc
one of a number of printings of a publication printed from the same setting of type with no or few alterations: Compare edition (def. 2)
the total number of copies of a publication printed at one time
dentistry an imprint of the teeth and gums, esp in wax or plaster, for use in preparing crowns, inlays, or dentures
an imitation or impersonation: he did a funny impression of the politician
Derived forms of impression
- impressional, adjective
- impressionally, adverb
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Other Idioms and Phrases with impression
see make an impression under the impression.
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