impersonal

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From French impersonnel, from Latin impersonalis, from Latin im- (“not”) + personalis (“personal”)

impersonal (comparative more impersonal, superlative most impersonal)

not personal; not representing a person; not having personality

An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. –Sir J. Stephen.
Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.

She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death camps.
(grammar, of a verb or other word) not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent

The verb “rain” is impersonal in sentences like “It’s raining.”