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IMPRESSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another
Example:
he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("impression" is a kind of...):
press; pressing; pressure (the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure)
Derivation:
impress (mark or stamp with or as if with pressure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An impressionistic portrayal of a person
Example:
he did a funny impression of a politician
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("impression" is a kind of...):
characterization; enactment; personation; portrayal (acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture)
Derivation:
impressionistic (relating to or characteristic of Impressionism)
impressionistic (of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster
Example:
the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("impression" is a kind of...):
imprint (a device produced by pressure on a surface)
Domain category:
dental medicine; dentistry; odontology (the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An outward appearance
Example:
she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting
Synonyms:
effect; impression
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("impression" is a kind of...):
appearance; visual aspect (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "impression"):
figure (the impression produced by a person)
image (the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public)
mark (the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember)
tout ensemble (a total impression or effect of something made up of individual parts)
Derivation:
impressionistic (of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A vague idea in which some confidence is placed
Example:
I had a feeling that she was lying
Synonyms:
belief; feeling; impression; notion; opinion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("impression" is a kind of...):
idea; thought (the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "impression"):
presence (the impression that something is present)
effect (an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived))
first blush (at the first glimpse or impression)
hunch; intuition; suspicion (an impression that something might be the case)
Derivation:
impressionistic (of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A clear and telling mental image
Example:
the events left a permanent impression in his mind
Synonyms:
impression; mental picture; picture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("impression" is a kind of...):
image; mental image (an iconic mental representation)
Sense 7
Meaning:
All the copies of a work printed at one time
Example:
they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies
Synonyms:
impression; printing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("impression" is a kind of...):
publication (a copy of a printed work offered for distribution)
Domain category:
printing; printing process (reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "impression"):
mackle (a printed impression that is blurred or doubled)
proof; test copy; trial impression ((printing) an impression made to check for errors)
edition (the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published)
Sense 8
Meaning:
A symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
Example:
he put his stamp on the envelope
Synonyms:
impression; stamp
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("impression" is a kind of...):
symbol (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "impression"):
embossment; imprint (an impression produced by pressure or printing)
seal (a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it))
Sense 9
Meaning:
A concavity in a surface produced by pressing
Example:
he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud
Synonyms:
depression; impression; imprint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("impression" is a kind of...):
concave shape; concavity; incurvation; incurvature (a shape that curves or bends inward)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "impression"):
dimple (a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin)
channel; groove (a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record))
dimple (any slight depression in a surface)
dip (a depression in an otherwise level surface)
dent; incision; prick; scratch; slit (a depression scratched or carved into a surface)
droop; sag (a shape that sags)
crease; crinkle; furrow; line; seam; wrinkle (a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface)
chap; crack; cranny; crevice; fissure (a long narrow depression in a surface)
Context examples:
Never trust to general impressions, my boy, but concentrate yourself upon details.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Its effect on him was that of an impression of power.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
I should dread the stupidity of the day, if there were not a much greater evil to follow—the impression it must leave on Sir Thomas.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
The impression of it is strong on my memory.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Their duties include taking impressions and bite registrations for preparing and repairing dentures and fitting dentures.
(Denturist, NCI Thesaurus)
Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study-Clinical Global Impression of Change (ADCS-CGIC) Clinical impression of change from baseline.
(ADCS-CGIC - Clinical Impression of Change from Baseline, NCI Thesaurus)
It was marked, however, at the outset by an incident which left the most sinister impression upon my mind.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
To complete the favourable impression, she then told him what Mr. Darcy had voluntarily done for Lydia.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
My first impression of my uncle as he entered the room was that one of his eyes was swollen to the size of an apple.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Surely, after doing so, she cannot be imagined liable to any impression of sorrow or of joy on his account—she cannot be interested in any thing that befalls him.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
