Impersonation vs. Impression — What's the Difference?

To assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently

An idea, feeling, or opinion about something or someone, especially one formed without conscious thought or on the basis of little evidence

To imitate the appearance, voice, or manner of; mimic

An imitation of a person or thing, done to entertain

The act of impersonating

A mark impressed on a surface

The act of impersonating; personification; investment with personality; representation in a personal form.

The printing of a number of copies of a book, periodical, or picture for issue at one time.

A representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

An instance of a pop-up or other online advertisement being seen on an Internet user's monitor.

Pretending to be another person

An effect, feeling, or image retained as a consequence of experience

Imitating the mannerisms of another person

A vague notion, remembrance, or belief

A mark produced on a surface by pressure.

The act or process of impressing

All the copies of a publication printed at one time from the same set of type.

A single copy of such a printing.

A humorous imitation of the voice and mannerisms of a famous person.

An initial or single coat of color or paint.

(Dentistry) An imprint of the teeth and surrounding tissues, formed with a plastic material that hardens into a mold for use in making dentures, inlays, or plastic models.

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

The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.

A vague recalling of an event, a belief.

An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another individual.

An outward appearance.

(advertising) An online advertising performance metric representing an instance where an ad is shown once.

(painting) The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc.

(engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc.

(philosophy) The vivid perception of something as it is experienced, in contrast to ideas or thoughts drawn from memory or the imagination.

(printing) set of copies of a publication printed at one time having the same content, layout, pagination, etc.

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.

The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force or by influence.

That which is impressed; stamp; mark; indentation; sensible result of an influence exerted from without.

That which impresses, or exercises an effect, action, or agency; appearance; phenomenon.

Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect hence, interest, concern.

An indistinct notion, remembrance, or belief.

Impressiveness; emphasis of delivery.

The pressure of the type on the paper, or the result of such pressure, as regards its appearance; as, a heavy impression; a clear, or a poor, impression; also, a single copy as the result of printing, or the whole edition printed at a given time; as, a copy from the fifth impression.

In painting, the first coat of color, as the priming in house painting and the like.

A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, or the like.

A vague idea in which some confidence is placed;

An outward appearance;

A clear and telling mental image;

A concavity in a surface produced by pressing;

A symbol that is the result of printing;

All the copies of a work printed at one time;

(dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster;

An impressionistic portrayal of a person;

The act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another;