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impersonal

im·per·son·al [ im púrssən'l, im púrssnəl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. not personalized: not referring to individual people or reflecting personalities but focusing on events and facts
an impersonal style of reporting

2. anonymous: not considering people as individuals
an impersonal bureaucracy

3. cold and alienating: making somebody feel insignificant and ignored as a person
The service in the restaurant was brisk and impersonal.

4. lacking human traits: having no human characteristics or personality

5. grammar not specific: describes a clause or construction that includes a personal pronoun that does not refer to a specific person or thing, e.g. "it is raining" or "you shouldn't drink and drive"


im·per·son·al·i·ty [ im pùrs'n állətee ] noun
im·per·son·al·ly [ im púrsən'lee ] adverb
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