Definition of Impersanal
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.
An almighty but impersonal power, called
Fate. Sir J. Stephen.
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.
Im*per"son*al, n. That which wants
personality; specifically (Gram.), an impersonal
verb.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- not personal; not representing a person; not having personality
An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. –Sir J. Stephen.
- that which desires personality; specifically, an impersonal verb.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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