impersonal
Pronunciation:
/ɪmˈpɝsənəl/noun
Definitions
(grammar) An impersonal word or construct.
adjective
Definitions
Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.
Example: She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death camps.
(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.”