impersonal

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/ɪmˈpɝsənəl/

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/ɪmˈpɝsənəl/ · /ɪmˈpɜː.sn̩.ɫ̩/

Definition of impersonal

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.

“The great tragedians of Greece reveal to us their people's exquisite sense of beauty, and their faith in an awful, an almighty, but an impersonal power, called Fate”

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adj

Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.

“The great tragedians of Greece reveal to us their people's exquisite sense of beauty, and their faith in an awful, an almighty, but an impersonal power, called Fate”
Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.

“She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death camps.”
“And now it appeared that there was a mysterious Queen clothed by rumour with dread and wonderful attributes, and commonly known by the impersonal, but, to my mind, rather awesome title of She.”
Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent.

“The verb “rain” is impersonal in sentences like “It’s raining.””

noun

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From French impersonnel, from Latin impersōnālis, from im- (“not”) + persōnālis (“personal”), equivalent to im- + personal.

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