Meaning of IMPERSONAL
| Pronunciation: | | im'pursunl
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- [adj] having no personal preference; "impersonal criticism"; "a neutral observer"
- [adj] not relating to or responsive to individual persons; "an impersonal corporation"; "an impersonal remark"
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| | Synonyms: | | neutral, nonpersonal, nonsubjective, objective |
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\Im*per"son*al\, a. [L. impersonalis; pref. im- not +
personalis personal: cf. F. impersonnel. See {Personal}.]
Not personal; not representing a person; not having
personality.
An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. --Sir J.
Stephen.
{Impersonal verb} (Gram.), a verb used with an indeterminate
subject, commonly, in English, with the impersonal pronoun
it; as, it rains; it snows; methinks (it seems to me).
Many verbs which are not strictly impersonal are often
used impersonally; as, it goes well with him.
\Im*per"son*al\, n.
That which wants personality; specifically (Gram.), an
impersonal verb.
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