personation vs impression

impression vs personation

personation and impression both are nouns.

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

As nouns, impression is a hyponym of personation; that is, impression is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than personation:

personation: acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
impression: an impressionistic portrayal of a person

Other hyponyms of personation include character, part, persona, role, theatrical role.

personation (noun)	impression (noun)
imitating the mannerisms of another person	an impressionistic portrayal of a person
acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture	the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another
	(dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster
	an outward appearance
	a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
	a clear and telling mental image
	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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