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[syn: impersonal, neutral]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Impersonal \Im*per"son*al\, a. [L. impersonalis; pref. im- not +
personalis personal: cf. F. impersonnel. See Personal.]
Not personal; not representing a person; not having
personality.
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An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. --Sir J.
Stephen.
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Impersonal verb (Gram.), a verb used with an indeterminate
subject, commonly, in English, with the impersonal pronoun
it; as, it rains; it snows; methinks (it seems to me).
Many verbs which are not strictly impersonal are often
used impersonally; as, it goes well with him.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Impersonal \Im*per"son*al\, n.
That which wants personality; specifically (Gram.), an
impersonal verb.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
impersonal
adj 1: not relating to or responsive to individual persons; "an
impersonal corporation"; "an impersonal remark" [ant:
personal]
2: having no personal preference; "impersonal criticism"; "a
neutral observer" [syn: impersonal, neutral]