impression
noun
[ ɪmˈprɛʃ(ə)n ]
• an idea, feeling, or opinion about something or someone, especially one formed without conscious thought or on the basis of little evidence.
• "his first impressions of Manchester were very positive"
Similar:
feeling,
sense,
fancy,
suspicion,
sneaking suspicion,
inkling,
intuition,
hunch,
apprehension,
notion,
idea,
thought,
belief,
opinion,
conviction,
funny feeling,
gut feeling,
feeling in one's bones,
sixth sense,
view,
conception,
image,
picture,
perception,
judgement,
verdict,
estimation,
• an imitation of a person or thing, done to entertain.
• "he did an impression of Shirley Bassey"
Similar:
impersonation,
imitation,
mimicry,
parody,
caricature,
burlesque,
travesty,
mockery,
lampoon,
pastiche,
take-off,
send-up,
spoof,
personation,
• a mark impressed on a surface.
• "the impression of his body on the leaves"
Similar:
indentation,
dent,
hollow,
concavity,
depression,
dip,
mark,
outline,
stamp,
stamping,
imprint,
• the printing of a number of copies of a book, periodical, or picture for issue at one time.
• an instance of a pop-up or other online advertisement being seen on an internet user's monitor.
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin impressio(n- ), from impress- ‘pressed in’, from the verb imprimere (see imprint).
