impersonalityn.

Brit.

/ɪmˌpəːsəˈnalᵻti/, U.S.

/ᵻmˌpərsnˈælədi/

Forms: see impersonal adj. and n. and -ity suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: impersonal adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < impersonal adj. + -ity suffix, after personality n.Compare post-classical Latin impersonalitas (12th cent.; 13th cent. in a British source).

1. The quality, condition, or fact of being impersonal (in various senses of the adjective); esp. lack or absence of personality, individuality, or personal connection.In quot. 1655 with reference to the Trinity: the fact or condition of existing or manifesting as one entity; cf. personality n. 1b.

ΚΠ

1655 H. Vane Retired Mans Medit. i. 13 In the face of the Mediator, as he is God, the Trinity in a proper sense shew themselves personally, in their proper similitudes, which they do not in the first consideration of the Godhead, where they are as truly and distinctly three, but in an absolute invisibility, or (as we may say) impersonality.

1676 W. Walker Some Improvem. to Art of Teaching (ed. 2) iii. 96/1 If the English of a Verb Impersonal have nothing but the ordinary sign of its Impersonality [it] or [there] before it, then no further care need be taken, but to translate according to rule that which follows it.

1756 W. Hawkins Reasonableness of Belief in Doctr. Christianity ii. 25 Certain passages which seem to imply the inferiority of the Second Person and the impersonality of the Third, in the Blessed Trinity.

1769 W. Draper in ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. iv. 38 Junius..is pleased to tell me that he addresses himself to me personally: I shall be glad to see him. It is his impersonality that I complain of.

1841 North Amer. & Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia) 17 June 1/7 I look about me, and think upon Nature's impersonality.

1871 Daily News 26 Sept. The strangest thing to note is the impersonality of the events—the uncontrollable character of the movement; the annihilation of individual influence in the general rush.

1932 Extension Mag. Feb. 23/3 There was a horrible impersonality in his tone that grated on Janet's ear.

2007 Runner's World Nov. 89/1 They can't adjust to the independence, the impersonality, and the pace of university life.

2. A person who is not considered or treated as an individual; a body or institution considered in the abstract, rather than in terms of the individuals comprising it. Also: a person lacking in personality or individuality (often in explicit or implied contrast with personality).

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > [noun] > spirituality or being incorporeal > impersonal thing or creature

impersonala1797

impersonality1845

1845 ‘Young England’ Tracts for Manhood: On Regeneration 17 Heavy Dragoons are they—ignorant of the language of the Country and seeking to vanquish the Impersonal People thereof—by the keenness of their hungry swords: but in these instances the Impersonalities have ever been too much for the Dragoons!

1851 Amer. Whig Rev. Aug. 143/2 As to my personalities, they might quite as well be termed impersonalities. I am so intent on the abstract and its elucidation, that I regard everything else of very subordinate consequence.

1897 W. P. Ker Epic & Romance 288 Kingdoms, Church and Empire. Of those great impersonalities there was little known in Iceland.

1936 Times 21 Dec. 10/3 Among the great impersonalities of Greek tragedy,..one seizes with relief upon the chance human character.

2011 Mirror (Nexis) 27 May 37 These wunderkind politicians are what I call impersonalities. They have no substance beyond the great offices of state they so eloquently disgrace.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	impersonality
释义	impersonalityn. Brit. /ɪmˌpəːsəˈnalᵻti/, U.S. /ᵻmˌpərsnˈælədi/ Forms: see impersonal adj. and n. and -ity suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: impersonal adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < impersonal adj. + -ity suffix, after personality n.Compare post-classical Latin impersonalitas (12th cent.; 13th cent. in a British source). 1. The quality, condition, or fact of being impersonal (in various senses of the adjective); esp. lack or absence of personality, individuality, or personal connection.In quot. 1655 with reference to the Trinity: the fact or condition of existing or manifesting as one entity; cf. personality n. 1b. ΚΠ 1655 H. Vane Retired Mans Medit. i. 13 In the face of the Mediator, as he is God, the Trinity in a proper sense shew themselves personally, in their proper similitudes, which they do not in the first consideration of the Godhead, where they are as truly and distinctly three, but in an absolute invisibility, or (as we may say) impersonality. 1676 W. Walker Some Improvem. to Art of Teaching (ed. 2) iii. 96/1 If the English of a Verb Impersonal have nothing but the ordinary sign of its Impersonality [it] or [there] before it, then no further care need be taken, but to translate according to rule that which follows it. 1756 W. Hawkins Reasonableness of Belief in Doctr. Christianity ii. 25 Certain passages which seem to imply the inferiority of the Second Person and the impersonality of the Third, in the Blessed Trinity. 1769 W. Draper in ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. iv. 38 Junius..is pleased to tell me that he addresses himself to me personally: I shall be glad to see him. It is his impersonality that I complain of. 1841 North Amer. & Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia) 17 June 1/7 I look about me, and think upon Nature's impersonality. 1871 Daily News 26 Sept. The strangest thing to note is the impersonality of the events—the uncontrollable character of the movement; the annihilation of individual influence in the general rush. 1932 Extension Mag. Feb. 23/3 There was a horrible impersonality in his tone that grated on Janet's ear. 2007 Runner's World Nov. 89/1 They can't adjust to the independence, the impersonality, and the pace of university life. 2. A person who is not considered or treated as an individual; a body or institution considered in the abstract, rather than in terms of the individuals comprising it. Also: a person lacking in personality or individuality (often in explicit or implied contrast with personality). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > [noun] > spirituality or being incorporeal > impersonal thing or creature impersonala1797 impersonality1845 1845 ‘Young England’ Tracts for Manhood: On Regeneration 17 Heavy Dragoons are they—ignorant of the language of the Country and seeking to vanquish the Impersonal People thereof—by the keenness of their hungry swords: but in these instances the Impersonalities have ever been too much for the Dragoons! 1851 Amer. Whig Rev. Aug. 143/2 As to my personalities, they might quite as well be termed impersonalities. I am so intent on the abstract and its elucidation, that I regard everything else of very subordinate consequence. 1897 W. P. Ker Epic & Romance 288 Kingdoms, Church and Empire. Of those great impersonalities there was little known in Iceland. 1936 Times 21 Dec. 10/3 Among the great impersonalities of Greek tragedy,..one seizes with relief upon the chance human character. 2011 Mirror (Nexis) 27 May 37 These wunderkind politicians are what I call impersonalities. They have no substance beyond the great offices of state they so eloquently disgrace. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1655
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