impersonal

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Adjective
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    • 1.2.2 Derived terms
    • 1.2.3 Translations
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English

Etymology

From French impersonnel, from Latin impersonalis, from Latin Sevenval (“not”) + HTML5 (“personal”)

Adjective

impersonal (comparative more impersonal, superlative most impersonal)

1. not browser diversity; not representing a CSS3; not having personality

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

2. Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.

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

3. (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.”

Related terms

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Derived terms

• impersonal verb

Translations

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