Term: Impression
impression (noun) /ɪmˈpreʃ.ən/:
- An idea, feeling, or opinion about something or someone, especially one formed without conscious thought or on the basis of little evidence. LV: iespaids.
- The way that something seems, looks, or feels to a particular person. LV: priekšstats.
- (Physical) A mark made by pressing something onto a surface. LV: nospiedums.
Example sentences:
- I got the impression that the new manager was a bit overwhelmed during the meeting.
- First impressions are critical during a job interview; you only get one chance.
- The forensic team found a clear impression of a boot in the mud near the server room.
- Our latest security awareness campaign reached over 10,000 impressions on the company intranet.
Common phrases:
- Make an impression: To cause someone to notice and admire you.”He really made an impression on the board with his presentation.”
- Under the impression: To believe that something is true when it actually is not.”I was under the impression that the deadline was Friday, not Wednesday.”
- Lasting impression: An opinion or feeling that stays with you for a long time.
- False impression: A misleading or incorrect idea about a situation.”Giving the courier the Wi-Fi password might give a false impression of our security standards.”
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
impression (noun)1.
a) a characteristic, trait, or feature resulting from some influence - the impression on behavior produced by the social milieu
b) an effect of alteration or - improvement the settlement left little impression on the wilderness
c) a telling image impressed on the senses or the mind
2.
the effect produced by impressing as
a) a stamp, form, or figure resulting from physical contact
b) an of the teeth and adjacent portions of the jaw for use in dentistry - imprint
c) an especially marked and often favorable influence or effect on feeling, sense, or mind
3.
the act of impressing as
a) an affecting by stamping or pressing
b) a communicating of a mold, trait, or character by an external force or influence
4.
a) the amount of pressure with which an inked printing surface deposits its ink on the paper
b) one instance of the meeting of a printing surface and the material being printed , also a single print or copy so made
c) all the copies (as of a book) printed in one continuous operation from a single makeready
5.
an often indistinct or notion or remembrance - imprecise
6.
a) the first coat of color in painting
b) a coat of paint for ornament or preservation
7.
an imitation or representation of salient features in an artistic or theatrical medium , especially an imitation in caricature of a noted personality as a form of theatrical entertainment idea
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
impression (noun)1.
a perceptible trace left by pressure
SYNONYMS:
impress, impression, imprint, stampRELATED WORDS:
dent, hollow, indent, indentation, indenture; mark, sign2.
something imagined or pictured in the mind
SYNONYMS:
abstraction, cogitation, concept, conception, image, impression, intellection, mind's eye, notion, picture, thoughtRELATED WORDS:
apprehension, premonition, presentiment; preconception, prejudice, prepossession; chimera, delusion, hallucination, illusion, phantasm ( fantasm); caprice, conceit, fancy, freak, kink, vagary, whim; cognition, observation, perception, reflection; assumption, belief, conclusion, conviction; conjecture, guess, hunch, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmise, theory; brainchild, brainstorm, brain wave, inspirationNEAR ANTONYMS:
actuality, fact, reality