impression

n 1: 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" syn feeling, belief, notion, opinion

2: 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" syn effect

3: 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" syn mental picture, picture

4: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" syn depression, imprint

5: a symbol that is the result of printing; "he put his stamp on the envelope" syn stamp

6: all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" syn printing

7: (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay"

8: an impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny impression of a politician"

9: the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"

Source: WordNet. Princeton University