impersonal

noun

(grammar) An impersonal word or construct.

adjective

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.

Roots

inim- · Latin · not persona-person · Latin · mask, character

Synonyms for impersonal

emotionlessadj neutraladj indifferentadj dispassionateadj unapproachableadj standoffishadj formalisticadj unfriendlyadj aloofadj offishadj

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Where does impersonal come from?

The word impersonal breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: im-, from Latin in (“not”); and -person, from Latin persona (“mask, character”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.