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Impersonal

Im-pēr'son-al, a.

adjective

a. [Prefix im, not, and personal; Fr. impersonnel, Pr. & Sp. impersonal, It. impersonale, Lat. impersonalis, from prefix im, for in, not, and personalis, personal.] Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality. “Their faith in an almighty but impersonal power, called Fate.” Sir J. Stephens.

Impersonal verb (Gram.), a verb without the inflections appropriate to the first and second persons; one without a definite subject; as, it rains, it behoves or becomes, and like expressions.

Im-pĕr'son-al, n.

noun

n. That which wants personality; specifically (Gram.), an impersonal verb.