impression vs appearance

appearance vs impression

impression and appearance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
impression	Yes	No	No	No
appearance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, appearance is a hypernym of impression; that is, appearance is a word with a broader meaning than impression:

impression: an outward appearance
appearance: outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

Other hypernyms of impression include visual aspect.

impression (noun)	appearance (noun)
an impressionistic portrayal of a person	the act of appearing in public view
the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another	formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
(dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster	pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
an outward appearance	outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed	a mental representation
a clear and telling mental image	the event of coming into sight
a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
all the copies of a work printed at one time
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

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