Definition of Impression

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Impression

The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force or by influence.

That which is impressed; stamp; mark; indentation; sensible result of an influence exerted from without.

That which impresses, or exercises an effect, action, or agency; appearance; phenomenon.

Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect hence, interest, concern.

An indistinct notion, remembrance, or belief.

Impressiveness; emphasis of delivery.

The pressure of the type on the paper, or the result of such pressure, as regards its appearance; as, a heavy impression; a clear, or a poor, impression; also, a single copy as the result of printing, or the whole edition printed at a given time.

In painting, the first coat of color, as the priming in house painting and the like.

A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, or the like.

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Impression Quotations

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
Dalai Lama

The chief reason for going to school is to get the impression fixed for life that there is a book side for everything.
Robert Frost

Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them.
Henry David Thoreau

Only the really plain people know about love - the very fascinating ones try so hard to create an impression that they soon exhaust their talents.
Katharine Hepburn

Are you laboring under the impression that I read these memoranda of yours? I can't even lift them.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

If I had never ventured beyond being a stand-up comic, then I would be sitting in my house today working on my Leonardo DiCaprio impression.
Jim Carrey

It is only at the first encounter that a face makes its full impression on us.
Arthur Schopenhauer

To find out your real opinion of someone, judge the impression you have when you first see a letter from them.
Arthur Schopenhauer

Don't get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see, one can only be angry with those he respects.
Richard M. Nixon

You can't just beat a team, you have to leave a lasting impression in their minds so they never want to see you again.
Mia Hamm

Impression Translations

impression in Afrikaans is indruk, effek, impak
impression in Danish is indtryk
impression in Dutch is effect, indruk
impression in Finnish is teho, vaikutus
impression in French is impression, effet
impression in German is Eindruck
impression in Italian is impressione
impression in Norwegian is inntrykk, avtrykk, opplag

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