impression

English Online Dictionary. What means impression‎? What does impression mean?

English

Etymology

From Old French impression, from Latin impressio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpɹɛʃən/
• Rhymes: -ɛʃən

Noun

impression (countable and uncountable, plural impressions)

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

2. The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
3. A vague recalling of an event, a belief.

4. An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another individual.
5. An outward appearance.
6. (Internet) A performance metric representing an instance where a post or ad is shown once.
7. (painting) The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc.
8. (engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc.
9. (philosophy) The vivid perception of something as it is experienced, in contrast to ideas or thoughts drawn from memory or the imagination.
10. (printing) set of copies of a publication printed at one time having the same content, layout, pagination, etc.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

impression (third-person singular simple present impressions, present participle impressioning, simple past and past participle impressioned)

1. 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.

Anagrams

• permission

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impressiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ ~ /ɛ̃.pʁe.sjɔ̃/

Noun

impression f (plural impressions)

1. an impression, the overall effect of something
2. the indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on another
3. a print, print-out

Derived terms

• faire bonne impression
• impressionnant
• impressionner
• impressionnisme
• impressionniste

Related terms

• empreindre
• imprimer
• imprimerie
• imprimante
• imprimable

Descendants

• Romanian: impresiune, impresie

Further reading

• “impression”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• méprisions