Pronunciation
- (GA) IPA: /ɪmˈpɝsənəl/
Adjective
impersonal
- Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
- An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. –Sir J. Stephen.
- 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.”
- (grammar) monopersonal, unipersonal
- German: unpersönlich
- Russian: безли́чный
- Spanish: impersonal
- German: unpersönlich
- Portuguese: impessoal
- Russian: отчуждённый
- Spanish: impersonal
- French: impersonnel
- German: unpersönlich
- Russian: безли́чный
- Spanish: impersonal
Noun
impersonal (plural impersonals)
- (grammar) An impersonal word or construct.
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