Definition of IMPERSONAL

impersonal

Plural: impersonals

Adjective

  • not relating to or responsive to individual persons
    • "an impersonal corporation"
    • "an impersonal remark"

Adjective Satellite

  • having no personal preference
    • "impersonal criticism"

Adj

  • Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
  • Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.
  • Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent.

Noun

  • An impersonal word or construct.

Examples

  • She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death camps.
  • The verb “rain” is impersonal in sentences like “It’s raining.”

Origin / Etymology

From French impersonnel, from Latin impersōnālis, from im- (“not”) + persōnālis (“personal”), equivalent to im- + personal.

Antonyms

personal

Scrabble Score: 14

impersonal: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
impersonal: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
impersonal: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

impersonal: valid Words With Friends Word