Impersonal Definition
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Etymology
From French impersonnel < Latin impersonalis < Latin im- (“not”) + personalis (“personal”)
Adjective
impersonal (comparative more impersonal, superlative most impersonal)
- not personal; not representing a person; not having personality
- An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. –Sir J. Stephen.
- Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.
- She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death camps.
- (grammar, of a verb or other word) not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent
- The verb “rain” is impersonal in sentences like “It’s raining.”
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