impression

im-pres-sion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An idea, feeling, or opinion about something or someone.

  2. 2.

    An imitation of a person's speech or mannerisms, often for entertainment.

  3. 3.

    A mark or indentation made by pressing something onto a surface.

  4. 4.

    The effect produced on someone's mind.

Forms

plural: impressions

Related words

See also: impress, impressed, impressions
Synonyms: feeling, idea, perception

Etymology

From Latin impressio meaning "a pressing into," from imprimere "to press into."