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- pronunciation:
- ihm
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a strong feeling or idea resulting from experience or perception.
After living there for a year, my impression is that people there are feeling optimistic about the future now.- synonyms:
- belief, feeling, notion, opinion
- similar words:
- conviction, hunch, idea, perception, recollection, suspicion, understanding, view
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| definition 2: |
the initial effect that an experience or perception creates in the mind or emotions.
He usually makes a strong impression on people, with his booming voice and direct manner of speaking.My impression of the film was quite favorable upon seeing it for the first time.- synonyms:
- effect, impact, imprint
- similar words:
- feeling, idea, influence, perception
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| definition 3: |
a vague recollection or idea.
It was dark, but my impression of the man was that he was young and had very long hair.- synonyms:
- feeling, idea, sense
- similar words:
- inkling, notion, perception, recollection
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| definition 4: |
a mark created by the application of pressure.
Our feet made impressions in the wet sand.- synonyms:
- impress, imprint
- similar words:
- indentation, mark, trace
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| definition 5: |
one of various printings of a work that is made from the same set of type.
- similar words:
- printing
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| definition 6: |
a performance, usually meant to amuse, in which someone imitates another person, esp. a celebrity or other well-known person.
This comedian does a lot of impressions, but his best one is of Elvis. |
| related words: |
air, attitude, belief, concept, memory, mood, opinion, portrait |
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