noun
definition
(grammar) An impersonal word or construct.
adjective
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Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
definition
Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.
example
She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death camps.
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(grammar, of a verb or other word) Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent.
example
The verb “rain” is impersonal in sentences like “It’s raining.”
Examples of impersonal in a Sentence
She explored one hallway and found two guest bedrooms and an office, all decorated in the same cold, impersonal colors.
The reason becomes subjective by relation to the voluntary and free self; but in itself it is impersonal; it belongs not to this or to that self in humanity; it belongs not even to humanity.
The main floor felt like a hotel room, too formal and impersonal to be welcoming.
In the Trimurti, Brahma (the impersonal) is manifested as Brahma (the personal creator), Vishnu (the preserver), and Siva (the destroyer).
Modal, impersonal, existential judgments are all accounted for.
I thus reach an objective impersonal world of forces which corresponds to the variety of my sensations.
The recognition of universal and necessary principles in knowledge is the essential point in psychology; it ought to be put first and emphasized to the last that these Imperson= ex i st, and that they are wholly impersonal or absolute.
John of Damascus's theory of Enhypostasy (Christ's manhood not impersonal, but made personal only through union with His Godhead) is held by some to be the copingstone of this great dogmatic development.
Feudalism had gained ground in the 8th century; feudalism it was which had raised the first Carohingian to the throne as being the richest and most powerful person in Austrasia; and Charlemagne with all his power had been as utterly unable as the Merovingians to revive the idea of an abstract and impersonal state.
From the standpoint of general theory economic movements assume an impersonal character and economic forces operate like the forces of nature.
Starting from sensation as our basis, causality could never give us this, even though it be allowed that sensation is impersonal to the extent of being independent of our volition.
The benefit of giving these gift cards is that you don't have to give your family and friends the impersonal gift of cash.
This makes them a little less impersonal than a standard gift card.
The six books pass in review (1) the doctrine of the soul, in which Gersonides defends the theory of impersonal reason as mediating between God and man, and explains the formation of the higher reason (or acquired intellect, as it was called) in humanity, - his view being thoroughly realist and resembling that of Avicebron; (2) prophecy; (3) and (4) God's knowledge of facts and providence, in which is advanced the curious theory that God does not know individual facts, and that, while there is general providence for all, special providence only extends to those whose reason has been enlightened; (5) celestial substances, treating of the strange spiritual hierarchy which the Jewish philosophers of the middle ages accepted from the Neoplatonists and the pseudo-Dionysius, and also giving, along with astronomical details, much of astrological theory; (6) creation and miracles, in respect to which Gerson deviates widely from the position of Maimonides.
Those who maintain that all these forms of synthesis are hasty and superficial stand by the conviction that the right philosophic attitude is to accept provisionally the main distinctions of common sense, above all the distinction of personal and impersonal; but to press forward to the underlying unity so far as experience and reflection justify.
Badinage and other light railleries were encouraged, provided they were impersonal and no threat to good fellowship or good breeding.
There could be multiple uncaused causes -- multiple gods, say -- or the uncaused cause could be an unintelligent, impersonal force.
Some gift-givers balk at the impersonal nature of sending a Visa gift card, but the flexibility afforded by the cards may outweigh the relatively impersonal nature of the cards.
Just because you don’t have pictures of kids to display, don’t keep your dining room or living room impersonal.
If cash feels a little impersonal, some close friends and family members opt to give the graduate a savings bond.
The larger numbers of passengers may create more of an impersonal atmosphere with crew members.
While this list may seem impersonal, remember to tailor it to the man in your life's interests.
Sharing information that starts with impersonal comments and moves toward gradual sharing of personal information at her pace will show your consideration and charm.
While the impersonal nature of these communication types can help you protect your own feelings, they are not at all kind to the person you are breaking up with.
There are horror stories out there about text message breakups, impersonal emails, and voice mails, so show a little respect and talk together.
A bottle of wine or bunch of flowers are easy gifts to buy, but are impersonal and quickly forgotten.
On the negative side of e-mail invitations, many people consider them tacky, lazy, and impersonal.
A mass-sent email or letter can seem rather impersonal, even if you use mail merge to address your letter to a specific person in the company.
A company that's out of stock on an item may issue an impersonal form letter.
Even if your gift is an inexpensive, impersonal object you wouldn't ever purchase for yourself, you won't lose out on having a great time if the exchange is planned properly.
The author confines himself to the external history of events, and his tone is strictly impersonal.
The impersonal will does not of itself produce determinism or confusion, since it is simply a perpetual flow of power.
Unless things change Labor's vision appears to be one of farming on an increasingly impersonal scale.
Anthony said that a problem could be that it would be somewhat impersonal.
This is not the rather impersonal matter of radically differing natures.
That witness is completely impersonal, according to Shri Atmananda.
Is it too impersonal to propose over the web?
As a result I could keep referring to it and kept things impersonal by simply asking if he could suggest alternatives.
The OU's highly organized monitoring system picked this up straightaway as appearing too impersonal, especially the abbreviations used in margins.
I am very aware that online ordering can seem very impersonal - you have no real contact with me at all.
Relationship with public becomes impersonal Well trained front office staff will enhance customer experience.
The advantage of a ship like the Braemar is that she feels less impersonal than the larger vessels.
If physical contact cannot be avoided then it MUST remain impersonal 6. Whenever possible try to ensure another adult is present.
Capable of fierce invective, his oratory is impersonal; passionate and emotional himself, his speeches are temperate.
To suppose that all mythical stories are fables invented by the philosophers is to write history backwards avid confound the instinctive, impersonal, poetic wisdom of the earliest times with the civilized, rational and abstract occult wisdom of our own day.
The continual, slow and laborious progress from the one to the other is that which really constitutes history, and man becomes civilized by rendering himself the conscious and independent possessor of all that in poetical wisdom remained impersonal, unconscious, that came, as it were, from without by divine afflatus.
If the principle of the universe is impersonal or unconscious, personal consciousness in finite spirits comes to wear the appearance of a blunder.
Personalization options such as these allow gift givers to make the cards a little less impersonal.
You can always give cash or a check if you want true universal use without all the fees, but some see this as impersonal.
This stems from the fact that the Internet is a very impersonal tool and that people often participate in chat room and forum discussions using pseudonyms and chat room abbreviations.