impersonality

[ im-pur-suh-nal-i-tee ]

/ ɪmˌpɜr səˈnæl ɪ ti /

noun, plural im·per·son·al·i·ties for 6.

absence of human character or of the traits associated with the human character: He feared the impersonality of a mechanized world.

absence or reduction of concern for individual needs or desires: the impersonality of a very large institution.

lack of emotional involvement: His work reflected a certain impersonality.

lack of a personal agent or of a known personal agent: the impersonality of folk art.

the quality of not being concerned with particular persons: the impersonality and universality of his interests.

something that is impersonal.

Origin of impersonality

First recorded in 1760–70; impersonal + -ity

Words nearby impersonality

impermissible, impers., imperscriptible, impersonal, impersonalism, impersonality, impersonalize, impersonate, impersonator, impertinence, impertinency

Example sentences from the Web for impersonality

Behind the impersonality of money lies an intensely personal, often compensatory compulsion.
The Brotherhood of Money|Daphne Merkin|January 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Although there is an element of truth in this, yet it is useless as a support for the theory of Japanese "impersonality."
Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic|Sidney L. Gulick
To his impersonality in his books and addresses, Emerson owes perhaps a large measure of his extraordinary influence.
Transcendentalism in New England|Octavius Brooks Frothingham
"Give me 1-1," she will put it, with an impersonality as fine as if she were calling for four figures.
Wisconsin in Story and Song;|Various

Advocates of "impersonality" present both conceptions, quite unconscious apparently that they are mutually exclusive.
Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic|Sidney L. Gulick
In fact, their stability and impersonality are such that they have often passed as being absolutely universal and immutable.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life|Emile Durkheim

单词	impersonality
释义	impersonality [ im-pur-suh-nal-i-tee ] / ɪmˌpɜr səˈnæl ɪ ti / noun, plural im·per·son·al·i·ties for 6. absence of human character or of the traits associated with the human character: He feared the impersonality of a mechanized world. absence or reduction of concern for individual needs or desires: the impersonality of a very large institution. lack of emotional involvement: His work reflected a certain impersonality. lack of a personal agent or of a known personal agent: the impersonality of folk art. the quality of not being concerned with particular persons: the impersonality and universality of his interests. something that is impersonal. Origin of impersonality First recorded in 1760–70; impersonal + -ity Words nearby impersonality impermissible, impers., imperscriptible, impersonal, impersonalism, impersonality, impersonalize, impersonate, impersonator, impertinence, impertinency Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for impersonality Behind the impersonality of money lies an intensely personal, often compensatory compulsion. The Brotherhood of Money\|Daphne Merkin\|January 2, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Although there is an element of truth in this, yet it is useless as a support for the theory of Japanese "impersonality." Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic\|Sidney L. Gulick To his impersonality in his books and addresses, Emerson owes perhaps a large measure of his extraordinary influence. Transcendentalism in New England\|Octavius Brooks Frothingham "Give me 1-1," she will put it, with an impersonality as fine as if she were calling for four figures. Wisconsin in Story and Song;\|Various Advocates of "impersonality" present both conceptions, quite unconscious apparently that they are mutually exclusive. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic\|Sidney L. Gulick In fact, their stability and impersonality are such that they have often passed as being absolutely universal and immutable. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life\|Emile Durkheim
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