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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Impression \Im*pres"sion\, n. [F. impression, L. impressio.]
     1. 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.
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     2. That which is impressed; stamp; mark; indentation;
        sensible result of an influence exerted from without.
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              The stamp and clear impression of good sense.
                                                    --Cowper.
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              To shelter us from impressions of weather, we must
              spin, we must weave, we must build.   --Barrow.
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     3. That which impresses, or exercises an effect, action, or
        agency; appearance; phenomenon. [Obs.]
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              Portentous blaze of comets and impressions in the
              air.                                  --Milton.
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              A fiery impression falling from out of Heaven.
                                                    --Holland.
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     4. Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect hence,
        interest, concern. --Reid.
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              His words impression left.            --Milton.
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              Such terrible impression made the dream. --Shak.
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              I have a father's dear impression,
              And wish, before I fall into my grave,
              That I might see her married.         --Ford.
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     5. An indistinct notion, remembrance, or belief.
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     6. Impressiveness; emphasis of delivery.
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              Which must be read with an impression. --Milton.
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     7. (Print.) 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; as, a copy from the fifth
        impression.
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              Ten impressions which his books have had. --Dryden.
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     8. In painting, the first coat of color, as the priming in
        house painting and the like. [R.]
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     9. (Engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal
        plate, or the like.
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     Proof impression, one of the early impressions taken from
        an engraving, before the plate or block is worn.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Impression \Im*pres"sion\, n. [F. impression, L. impressio.]
     1. 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.
  
     2. That which is impressed; stamp; mark; indentation;
        sensible result of an influence exerted from without.
  
              The stamp and clear impression of good sense.
                                                    --Cowper.
  
              To shelter us from impressions of weather, we must
              spin, we must weave, we must build.   --Barrow.
  
     3. That which impresses, or exercises an effect, action, or
        agency; appearance; phenomenon. [Obs.]
  
              Portentous blaze of comets and impressions in the
              air.                                  --Milton.
  
              A fiery impression falling from out of Heaven.
                                                    --Holland.
  
     4. Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect hence,
        interest, concern. --Reid.
  
              His words impression left.            --Milton.
  
              Such terrible impression made the dream. --Shak.
  
              I have a father's dear impression, And wish, before
              I fall into my grave, That I might see her married.
                                                    --Ford.
  
     5. An indistinct notion, remembrance, or belief.
  
     6. Impressiveness; emphasis of delivery.
  
              Which must be read with an impression. --Milton.
  
     7. (Print.) 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.
  
              Ten impressions which his books have had. --Dryden.
  
     8. In painting, the first coat of color, as the priming in
        house painting and the like. [R.]
  
     9. (Engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal
        plate, or the like.
  
     Proof impression, one of the early impressions taken from
        an engraving, before the plate or block is worn.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  impression
       n 1: 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"
            [syn: feeling, belief, notion, opinion]
       2: 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" [syn: effect]
       3: 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" [syn: mental picture, picture]
       4: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the
          impression of his fingers in the soft mud" [syn: depression,
           imprint]
       5: a symbol that is the result of printing; "he put his stamp
          on the envelope" [syn: stamp]
       6: all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off
          an initial printing of 2000 copies" [syn: printing]
       7: (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or
          plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in
          preparing an inlay"
       8: an impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny
          impression of a politician"
       9: the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of
          another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot
          wax"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  impression
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 η εντύπωση
     2 η εκτύπωση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  impression
     n.
     1 The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on
  or into another.
     2 The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
     3 A vague (l en recalling) of an event, a belief.
     4 An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another
  individual.
     5 An outward appearance.
     6 (lb en advertising) An online advertising performance metric
  representing an instance where an ad is shown once.
     vb.
     To manipulate a blank key within a lock so as to mark it with
  impressions of the shape of the lock, which facilitates creation of a
  duplicate key.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Impression
     German n.
     f impression

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  impression
     n.
     1 The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on
  or into another.
     2 The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
     3 A vague (l en recalling) of an event, a belief.
     4 An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another
  individual.
     5 An outward appearance.
     6 (lb en advertising) An online advertising performance metric
  representing an instance where an ad is shown once.
     vb.
     To manipulate a blank key within a lock so as to mark it with
  impressions of the shape of the lock, which facilitates creation of a
  duplicate key.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  impression
     n.
     1 The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on
  or into another.
     2 The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
     3 A vague (l en recalling) of an event, a belief.
     4 An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another
  individual.
     5 An outward appearance.
     6 (lb en advertising) An online advertising performance metric
  representing an instance where an ad is shown once.
     vb.
     To manipulate a blank key within a lock so as to mark it with
  impressions of the shape of the lock, which facilitates creation of a
  duplicate key.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Impression
     German n.
     f impression

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  impression
     n.
     1 The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on
  or into another.
     2 The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
     3 A vague (l en recalling) of an event, a belief.
     4 An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another
  individual.
     5 An outward appearance.
     6 (lb en advertising) An online advertising performance metric
  representing an instance where an ad is shown once.
     vb.
     To manipulate a blank key within a lock so as to mark it with
  impressions of the shape of the lock, which facilitates creation of a
  duplicate key.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Impression
     German n.
     f impression

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  impression
     Ranska n.
     1 ajatus, kuva, käsitys, vaikutelma, mielikuva
     2 pohjamaalaus, painojälki, painatus
     3 (tietotekniikka: k=fr) tulostus (paperille)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  impression
     Franska n.
     intryck från sinne; (ofta vag) känsla av något
     n.
     personligt färgat intryck

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Impression
     Tyska n.
     impression, intryck

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  impression
     n.
     personligt färgat intryck

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Impression /ˌɪmpɾɛsjˈoːn/ 
  impression

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Impression /ɪmpʁɛˈsi̯oːn/ 
  impression
  ein durch Sinneswahrnehmung oder gefühlsmäßig gewonnener Eindruck

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ind ]


  Impression /ɪmpʁɛˈsi̯oːn/ 
  impresi
  ein durch Sinneswahrnehmung oder gefühlsmäßig gewonnener Eindruck

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-rus ]


  Impression /ɪmpʁɛˈsi̯oːn/ 
  впечатление
  ein durch Sinneswahrnehmung oder gefühlsmäßig gewonnener Eindruck

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-spa ]


  Impression /ɪmpʁɛˈsi̯oːn/ 
  impresión
  ein durch Sinneswahrnehmung oder gefühlsmäßig gewonnener Eindruck

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  Impression /ɪmpʁɛˈsi̯oːn/ 
  intryck, impression
  ein durch Sinneswahrnehmung oder gefühlsmäßig gewonnener Eindruck

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  impression /ɪmpɹˈɛʃən/
  1. effek, indruk
  2. impak

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Impression /ɪmpɹˈɛʃən/
  الإنطباع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  impression //ɪmˈpɹɛʃən// 
  1. отпеча́тък
  indentation or depression made by pressure
  2. [[въ́ншен]] вид
  outward appearance
  3. впечатле́ние
  overall effect of something

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  impression /ɪmpɹˈɛʃən/
  otisk

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  impression /ɪmpɹˈɛʃən/
  dojem

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  impression /ɪmpɹˈɛʃən/ 
  otisk

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  impression /ɪmpɹˈɛʃən/ 
  argraff