impression

noun
/ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/

The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.

Example

“His head made an impression on the pillow.”

Other meanings

The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
“He tried to make a good impression on his parents.”
A vague of an event, a belief.
“I have the impression that he's already left for Paris.”

Synonyms

feeling
belief
notion
opinion

Related words

afterimpression
impressioner
impressionistic
impressionless
misimpression
reimpression
unimpression
trial impression
after-impression
artist's impression
first impression
make an impression

Example sentences

“Impressions can be hard to break.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Somehow, I must have given you the false impression that I cared.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "impressio".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “impression” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.