Definition of: impersonal

(im·pûr′sən·əl) adjective
1. Not having personality: an impersonal deity.
2. Not relating to a particular person or thing: an impersonal statement.
3. Gram. Having or containing an indeterminate subject: an impersonal verb. In English the subject of an impersonal verb is usually the pronoun it, as it thunders: often in apposition with a following clause or phrase, as it is fun to swim.
—noun That which lacks personality; especially, an impersonal verb. [<LL impersonalis]
—im·per′son·al′i·ty (-al′ət·ē) noun
—im·per·son·al·ly adverb