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noun
The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: take
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A vague recalling of an event, a belief.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
An outward appearance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
A performance metric representing an instance where a post or ad is shown once.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: painting
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: arts, crafts, engraving, hobbies, lifestyle
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noun
The vivid perception of something as it is experienced, in contrast to ideas or thoughts drawn from memory or the imagination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
set of copies of a publication printed at one time having the same content, layout, pagination, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: media, printing, publishing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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verb
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: press, pressure, pressing
noun
an impressionistic portrayal of a person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation
noun
(dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: imprint
noun
an outward appearance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: effect
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: appearance, visual aspect
Narrower terms: figure, image, mark, tout ensemble
noun
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: feeling, belief, notion, opinion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: idea, thought
Narrower terms: presence, effect, first blush, intuition, hunch, suspicion
noun
a clear and telling mental image
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: mental picture, picture
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: image, mental image
noun
all the copies of a work printed at one time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: printing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: publication
Narrower terms: edition, proof, test copy, trial impression, mackle
noun
a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: stamp
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: symbol
Narrower terms: imprint, embossment, seal
noun
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: depression, imprint
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
Narrower terms: dimple, groove, channel, dip, incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent, sag, droop, wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line, crevice, cranny, crack, fissure, chap
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōder. Old French impressionder. English impression From Old French impression, from Latin impressio. Equivalent to impress + -ion.
Across languages
168 source translations are retained for this English entry.
