impression
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~ a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
impression
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~ a clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind"
impression
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~ the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"
impression
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~ a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; "he put his stamp on the envelope"
impression
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~ a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"
impression
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~ (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay"
impression
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~ an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"
impression
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~ an impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny impression of a politician"
impressionable
— Adjective
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~ easily impressed or influenced; "an impressionable youngster"; "an impressionable age"; "a waxy mind"
impressionism
— Noun
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~ a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light
impressionist
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~ relating to or characteristic of Impressionism; "impressionist music"
impressionist
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~ a painter who follows the theories of Impressionism
impressionistic
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~ of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning; "a surprisingly impressionistic review bearing marks of hasty composition"; "she had impressionistic memories of her childhood"
impressionistic
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~ relating to or characteristic of Impressionism; "impressionist music"
impressive
— Adjective
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~ producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"
impressive
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~ making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"
impressive aphasia
— Noun
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~ aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words
impressively
— Adverb
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~ in an impressive manner; "the students progressed impressively fast"
impressiveness
— Noun
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~ the quality of making a strong or vivid impression on the mind
impressiveness
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~ splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture"; "impressed by the richness of the flora"