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impersonal

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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.

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