How do you pronounce impersonal?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈpɝsənəl/.

impersonal

/ɪmˈpɝsənəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: im-per-son-al
IPA: /ɪmˈpɝsənəl/

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Meaning

adj

Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.

adj

Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.

adj

Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent.

noun

An impersonal word or construct.

Example Sentences

"The great tragedians of Greece reveal to us their people's exquisite sense of beauty, and their faith in an awful, an almighty, but an impersonal power, called Fate"
"She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death camps."
"And now it appeared that there was a mysterious Queen clothed by rumour with dread and wonderful attributes, and commonly known by the impersonal, but, to my mind, rather awesome title of She."
"The verb “rain” is impersonal in sentences like “It’s raining.”"

Etymology

From French impersonnel, from Latin impersōnālis, from im- (“not”) + persōnālis (“personal”), equivalent to im- + personal.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Prefix: im
Root: impersonnel, impersōnālis

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪmˈpɝsənəl/

Inflected Forms

more impersonal (comparative) most impersonal (superlative) impersonals (plural)

Derived Forms

impersonalise impersonalism impersonalist impersonality impersonalization impersonalize impersonally impersonalness ultraimpersonal

Phrases

impersonal passive impersonal subject impersonal verb

Frequently Paired Words

personal

Synonyms

monopersonal unipersonal pleonastic neutral

Rhymes With

interpersonal