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Impersonal
Pronunciation : Im*per"son*al
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. impersonalis; pref. im- not + personalis personal: cf. F. impersonnel. See Personal.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Im*per"son*al
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: That which wants personality; specifically (Gram.), an impersonal verb.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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