· 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"

Synonym(s): feeling, belief, notion, opinion

Hypernym(s): idea, thought

· 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"

Synonym(s): effect

Hypernym(s): appearance, visual_aspect

· 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"

Synonym(s): mental_picture, picture

Hypernym(s): image, mental_image

· a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"

Synonym(s): depression, imprint

Hypernym(s): concave_shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature

· a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; "he put his stamp on the envelope"

Synonym(s): stamp

Hypernym(s): symbol

· all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"

Synonym(s): printing

Hypernym(s): publication

· (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay"

Hypernym(s): imprint

· an impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny impression of a politician"

Hypernym(s): portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation

· the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"

Hypernym(s): press, pressure, pressing