touch vs impress

impress vs touch

touch and impress both are nouns.

touch and impress both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
touch	Yes	No	Yes	No
impress	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, impress is a hypernym of touch; that is, impress is a word with a broader meaning than touch:

touch: affect emotionally
impress: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

Other hypernyms of touch include affect, move, strike.

touch (noun)	impress (noun)
the act of putting two things together with no space between them	the act of coercing someone into government service
the feel of mechanical action
a distinguishing style
the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
deftness in handling matters
the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
a suggestion of some quality
a communicative interaction
the event of something coming in contact with the body
a slight but appreciable amount
a slight attack of illness

touch (verb)	impress (verb)
have an effect upon	dye (fabric) before it is spun
color lightly	produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
comprehend	mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
make a more or less disguised reference to	take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
consume	reproduce by printing
make physical contact with, come in contact with	impress positively
be in direct physical contact with; make contact	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
tamper with
cause to be in brief contact with
affect emotionally
perceive via the tactile sense
deal with; usually used with a form of negation
be relevant to
to extend as far as
be equal to in quality or ability

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