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Definitions for impersonal
ɪmˈpɜr sə nlim·per·son·al
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Princeton's WordNet
impersonaladjective
not relating to or responsive to individual persons
"an impersonal corporation"; "an impersonal remark"
impersonal, neutraladjective
having no personal preference
"impersonal criticism"; "a neutral observer"
Wiktionary
impersonaladjective
not personal; not representing a person; not having personality
An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. uE00028044uE001Sir J. Stephen.
impersonaladjective
Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.
She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death camps.
impersonaladjective
not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent
The verb rain is impersonal in sentences like It's raining.
Etymology: From French impersonnel, from Latin impersonalis, from Latin im- + personalis
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
IMPERSONALadjective
Not varied according to the persons.
Etymology: impersonel, French; impersonalis, Lat.
ChatGPT
impersonal
Impersonal refers to something that lacks personal feelings, emotions, or connection and does not relate to a particular individual's characteristics or experiences. It may also signify a detached or objective perspective. In language and grammar, "impersonal" often relates to statements or constructions that do not specify a personal subject.
Webster Dictionary
Impersonaladjective
not personal; not representing a person; not having personality
Impersonalnoun
that which wants personality; specifically (Gram.), an impersonal verb
Etymology: [L. impersonalis; pref. im- not + personalis personal: cf. F. impersonnel. See Personal.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Impersonal
im-pėr′sun-al, adj. not having personality: (gram.) not varied according to the persons.—n. Impersonal′ity.—adv. Imper′sonally.—v.t. Imper′sonāte, to invest with personality or the bodily substance of a person: to ascribe the qualities of a person to: to personify: to assume the person or character of, esp. on the stage.—adj. personified.—ns. Impersonā′tion; Imper′sonātor.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of impersonal in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of impersonal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of impersonal in a Sentence
What omniscience has music! So absolutely impersonal, yet every sufferer feels his secret sorrow soothed.
The universe seems wondrous to me, with or without God. It has powerful lines and uncompromising ways. Patience and time sit like sages on the planets, strong and impersonal. There is a stark beauty to all of this.
The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.
Who has not hopedTo outrage an enemy's dignityWho has not been sweptBy the wish to hurtAnd who has not thought that the impersonal worldDeserves no better than to be destroyedBy one fabulous sign of his displeasure
One aspect of modern life which has gone far to stifle men is the rapid growth of tremendous corporations. Enormous spiritual sacrifices are made in the transformation of shopkeepers into employees. The disappearance of free enterprise has led to a submergence of the individual in the impersonal corporation in much the same manner as he has been submerged in the state in other lands.
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