impersonal

== English == === Etymology === From French impersonnel, from Latin impersōnālis, from im- (“not”) + persōnālis (“personal”), equivalent to im- +‎ personal. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɝsənəl/ (Northern England English, Syllabic post-schwa consonants) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɜː.sn̩.ɫ̩/ === Adjective === impersonal (comparative more impersonal, superlative most impersonal) Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality. Lacking warmth or emotion; cold. (grammar, of a verb or other word) Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent. Synonyms: monopersonal, unipersonal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== personal ==== Translations ==== === Noun === impersonal (plural impersonals) (grammar) An impersonal word or construct. === Anagrams === mailperson, prolamines == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin impersōnālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [im.pər.suˈnal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [im.pər.soˈnal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [im.peɾ.soˈnal] Rhymes: -al === Adjective === impersonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural impersonals) impersonal (not representing a person) Antonym: personal (grammar) impersonal (not having a subject) ==== Derived terms ==== impersonalitat impersonalitzar impersonalment === Further reading === “impersonal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “impersonal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “impersonal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “impersonal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Old French == === Adjective === impersonal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular impersonale) (grammar) impersonal == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French impersonnel, from Latin impersonalis. Equivalent to in- +‎ personal. === Adjective === impersonal m or n (feminine singular impersonală, masculine plural impersonali, feminine/neuter plural impersonale) impersonal ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin impersōnālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /impeɾsoˈnal/ [ĩm.peɾ.soˈnal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: im‧per‧so‧nal === Adjective === impersonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural impersonales) impersonal (not representing a person) Antonym: personal (grammar) impersonal (not having a subject) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “impersonal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025