impersonal

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪmˈpɝsənəl/

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Adjective

Positive impersonal

Comparative more impersonal

Superlative most impersonal

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

   An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. –Sir J. Stephen.

2. Not showing emotion or warmth; cold.

   She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death camps.

3. (grammar) Used to describe a phrase or sentence with a personal pronoun that does not refer to a specific person or thing.

   "It is raining" and "You shouldn't drink and drive" are impersonal phrases.

Antonyms

• personal

Related words

• impersonal verb