Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

first impression

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: first im-pres-sion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The event when one person first encounters another person and forms a mental image of them. ᵂᵖ

noun

(of a case, issue, etc.) The state of not having been previously raised within a particular jurisdiction. ᵂᵖ

Example Sentences

"I obviously didn't make much of a first impression with him, because he didn't recognize me from the party two weeks ago."
""Okay, I know you have no reason to believe me, but I was just making sure your room was tidy. I wanted you to have a good first impression!""
"Because the law was just recently passed, this is a case of first impression."

Inflected Forms

first impressions (plural)

Questions

What does first impression mean?: The event when one person first encounters another person and forms a mental image of them. ᵂᵖ

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