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Impersonal
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
That which wants personality; specifically (Gram.), an impersonal verb.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
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.