impersonal
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impersonal
- /ɪmˈpɝsənəl/ US
- /ɪmˈpɜː.sn̩.ɫ̩/
Where it comes from
From French impersonnel, from Latin impersōnālis, from im- (“not”) + persōnālis (“personal”), equivalent to im- + personal.
adjective more impersonal · most impersonal
- Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality. The great tragedians of Greece reveal to us their people's exquisite sense of beauty, and their faith in an awful, an almighty, but an impersonal power, called Fate
- Lacking warmth or emotion; cold. She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death camps.
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Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent.
The verb “rain” is impersonal in sentences like “It’s raining.”
Similar: monopersonal, unipersonal, pleonastic
noun impersonals
- An impersonal word or construct.
Translations
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adj not representing a person
| Español | impersonal |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | unpersönlich |
| Ελληνικά | απρόσωπος aprósopos |
| Русский | безли́чный bezlíčnyj, обезли́ченный obezlíčennyj |
adj lacking warmth or emotion
| Español | impersonal |
|---|---|
| Português | impessoal |
| Deutsch | unpersönlich |
| Ελληνικά | απρόσωπος aprósopos |
| Русский | отчуждённый otčuždjónnyj, безли́кий bezlíkij |
adj grammar
| Español | impersonal |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 無人稱 /无人称 wúrénchēng |
| Français | impersonnel |
| Deutsch | unpersönlich |
| Ελληνικά | απρόσωπος aprósopos |
| Русский | безли́чный bezlíčnyj |
Talk about this word "impersonal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/impersonal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. impersonal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/impersonal "impersonal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/impersonal.Cite this
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title = {impersonal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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