Hypertext Webster Gateway: "impersonal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Impersonal \Im*per"son*al\, n.
That which wants personality; specifically (Gram.), an
impersonal verb.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Impersonal \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
impersonal
adj 1: not relating to or responsive to individual persons; "an
impersonal corporation"; "an impersonal remark" [ant:
{personal}]
2: having no personal preference; "impersonal criticism"; "a
neutral observer" [syn: {neutral}]
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.