• the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the Impression of the seal on the hot wax"
• an Impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny Impression of a politician"
• (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist took an Impression for use in preparing an inlay"
• 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"
• 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"
• 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"
• all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"
• a symbol that is the result of printing; "he put his stamp on the envelope"
• a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the Impression of his fingers in the soft mud"

'Impression' in other languages