impressions

1. a vague idea in which some confidence is placedExamples: "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"Synonyms: belief, feeling, impression, notion, opinion

2. an outward appearanceExamples: "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"Synonyms: effect, impression

3. a clear and telling mental imageExamples: "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"Synonyms: impression, mental picture, picture

4. a concavity in a surface produced by pressingExamples: "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"Synonyms: depression, impression, imprint

5. a symbol that is the result of printing or engravingExamples: "he put his stamp on the envelope"Synonyms: impression, stamp

6. all the copies of a work printed at one timeExamples: "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"Synonyms: impression, printing