impersonal

/ɪmˈpɝsənəl/

adj 3noun 1

Collocations

(adj.) not showing friendly human feelings

VERBS

be, seem | become

find sth

Many students find large university lectures impersonal and prefer smaller classes.

ADV

very | totally | a bit, rather

coldly, coolly

The receptionist answered the phone in a coldly impersonal manner that made me feel like just another number.

oddly

(adj.) not referring to any particular person

VERBS

keep sth

We decided to keep the conversation impersonal and focused only on the project details.

ADV

absolutely, completely, entirely, totally

Definitions

adj

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.

And now it appeared that there was a mysterious Queen clothed by rumour with dread and wonderful attributes, and commonly known by the impersonal, but, to my mind, rather awesome title of She.

Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent.

The verb “rain” is impersonal in sentences like “It’s raining.”

noun

An impersonal word or construct.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — having no personal preference

neutral

Antonyms

personal

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

And now it appeared that there was a mysterious Queen clothed by rumour with dread and wonderful attributes, and commonly known by the impersonal, but, to my mind, rather awesome title of She.

Wiktionary

It's so impersonal.

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