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impersonal

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im·per·son·al  (m-pûrs-nl)
adj.
1. Lacking personality; not being a person: an impersonal force.
2.
a. Showing no emotion or personality: an aloof, impersonal manner.
b. Having no personal reference or connection: an impersonal remark.
c. Not responsive to or expressive of human personalities: a large, impersonal corporation.
3. Grammar
a. Of, relating to, or being a verb that expresses the action of an unspecified subject, as in methinks, "it seems to me"; Latin pluit, "it rains"; or, with an expletive subject, it snowed.
b. Indefinite. Used of pronouns.

im·person·ali·ty (-s-nl-t) n.
im·person·al·ly adv.

impersonal
Adjective
1. without reference to any individual person; objective: Buddhism began as a very impersonal doctrine
2. without human warmth or sympathy: an impersonal manner
3. Grammar
a. (of a verb) having no subject, as in it is raining
b. (of a pronoun) not referring to a person
impersonality n
impersonally adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.impersonal - not relating to or responsive to individual persons; "an impersonal corporation"; "an impersonal remark"
personal - concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers"
2.impersonal - having no personal preference; "impersonal criticism"; "a neutral observer"
nonsubjective, objective - undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena; "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence"

impersonal
adjective 1. inhuman, cold, remote, bureaucratic
Translations
impersonal [ɪmˈpəːsənl] adjimpersonal

impersonal [ɪmˈpəːsənl] adjimpersonnel(le)

impersonal [ɪmˈpəːsənl] adjunpersönlich

impersonal [ɪmˈpəːsənl] adjimpersonale

impersonal
adj impersonal [imˈpəːsənl]
1 not showing, or being affected by, personal feelings His manner was formal and impersonal. onpersoonlik غَيْر شَخْصي ، موضوعي безчувствен neosobní upersonlig unpersönlich απρόσωπος, τυπικός impersonal isikupäratu بی غرض persoonaton impersonnel חֲסַר יַחַס אִישִׁי निरपेक्ष bezličan személytelen tidak menampakkan perasaan pribadi ópersónulegur impersonale 無感情の 일반적인 bešališkas, objektyvus bezkaislīgs; bezpersonisks tidak dipengaruhi onpersoonlijk upersonlig bezosobowy impessoal (în mod) impersonal, rece беспристрастный neosobný brezoseben bezličan opersonlig ซึ่งขาดบุคลิกลักษณะ kişiliksiz 客觀的﹐無個人感情的 об'єктивний; неупереджений غیر ذاتی vô cảm
2 (of a verb) having a subject which does not refer to a person, thing etc In the sentence `It snowed last night', `snowed' is an example of an impersonal verb. onpersoonlik لا شَخْصي безличен neosobní upersonligt unpersönlich απρόσωπος (γραμμ.) impersonal umbisikuline غیر شخصی yksipersoonainen impersonnel כִּינוּי סְתָמִי व्यक्ति विहिन bezličan személytelen (ige) impersonal ópersónulegur impersonale 非人称の 비인칭의 beasmenis bezpersonas- kata tak bersifat peribadi onpersoonlijk upersonlig verb w formie nieosobowej impessoal impersonal безличный neosobný brezoseben bezličan opersonlig ที่ไม่เกี่ยวกับบุคคล kişisiz, kişisi belirsiz 非人稱的 безособовий وہ فعل جو ضمیر غیر مشخص سے منسوب ہوا ہو bất định
adv imˈpersonally
onpersoonlik بِصورَة غير شخصِيَّه безлично neosobně upersonligt unpersönlich απρόσωπα impersonalmente isikupäratult بی غرضانه persoonattomasti impersonnellement בְּאוֹפֶן לא אִישִי निवैयक्कितता bezlično személytelenül secara impersonal ópersónulega impersonalmente 客観的に 일반적으로 bešališkai bezkaislīgi; bezpersoniski dengan tidak bersifat peribadi onpersoonlijk upersonlig bezosobowo impessoalmente impersonal объективно neosobne brezosebno bezlično opersonligt อย่างไม่มีบุคลิกภาพ kişiye yönelik olmaksızın 非個人地 безособово غیر ذاتی طور پر bâng quơ
n imˌpersoˈnality [-ˈna-]
onpersoonlikheid لا شَخْصِيَّه، موضوعِيَّه безличие neosobnost upersonlighed die Unpersönlichkeit η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. απρόσωπο(ς) impersonalidad isikupäratus بی غرضی persoonattomuus impersonnalité חֲסַר אִישִיוּת निवैयक्कितक bezličnost személytelenség ópersónuleiki impersonalità 非人格性 (특정의) 개인에 관계되지 않음 bešališkumas bezpersoniskums tidak dipengaruhi onpersoonlijkheid upersonlighet bezosobowość impessoalidade im­perso­na­li­tate объективность neosobnosť brezosebnost bezličnost opersonlighet ความไม่มีบุคลิกภาพ kişisel olmama 與個人無關 неупередженість غیر ذاتی sự thiếu cá tính


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For nothing was this man more remarkable, than for a certain impersonal stolidity as it were; impersonal, I say; for it so shaded off into the surrounding infinite of things, that it seemed one with the general stolidity discernible in the whole visible world; which while pauselessly active in uncounted modes, still eternally holds its peace, and ignores you, though you dig foundations for cathedrals.
I could never lose myself for long among impersonal things.
His keen grey eye, impersonal and brusque, flashed upon her half impatiently.
 
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