impersonal
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4.2
- adjective
- /ɪmˈpɜrsənl/
- Specialized
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anonimizado
- The commentary here is provided as general and impersonal information and should not be construed as recommendations or advice.
- impersonal coercion
- impersonal reward
Examples
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Even when it is anonymous and impersonal, the good of sex is heightened by its capacity to provide pleasure by giving pleasure to another.
Academic text (2008) -
The commentary here is provided as general and impersonal information and should not be construed as recommendations or advice.
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Second, there is no such thing as an impersonal or an extrapersonal memory.
Academic text (2000) -
The impersonal application form didn't tell me much.
Fiction book (1994) -
Most healthcare managers are inundated with impersonal data in the form of printouts and reports.
Academic text (1993) -
Most healthcare managers are inundated with impersonal data in the form of printouts and reports.
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With these companies, now it's computerized and impersonal, lacking personal touch.
Synonyms
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4.5
Has no known public name or source
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Impersonal comes from the prefix im- meaning 'not' and personal from person, so it literally means 'not connected to a person'. That's why we call data or reports impersonal when they have no names or details that identify someone.