impersonnel

French

Etymology

From Latin impersōnālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.pɛʁ.sɔ.nɛl/

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Adjective

impersonnel (feminine impersonnelle, masculine plural impersonnels, feminine plural impersonnelles)

1. impersonal (not relating to a person)

   Antonym: personnel

2. (derogatory) impersonal, banal, nondescript
3. (grammar) impersonal

Derived terms

• impersonnalité
• impersonnellement

Further reading

• “impersonnel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.