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impersonality
[ im-pur-suh-nal-i-tee ]
noun
- 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.
yĐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of impersonality1
Example Sentences
Initially you might think that people are more inclined to lie to strangers than to friends and family, given the impersonality of the interaction in the one case and the bonds of care and concern in the other.
The intense color and ascetic impersonality of Herreraâs design, Carterâs lighting and the mysterious, splintering lines and tectonic shifts of Thorvaldsdottirâs music play equal roles with the dance in âUntitled.â
The publication of âDiana: Her True Storyâ is treated with odd impersonality, cited and then consulted, along with a sequel, âDiana: In Pursuit of Love,â for chapters on the disintegrating marriages of the queenâs children, and her infamous âannus horribilus,â when Buckingham Palace was severely damaged in a fire and Morton became part of the narrative.
Yet the particulars of Tarantinoâs men â their identical suits, their color-coded pseudonyms, their hidden identities â underscore the impersonality of their expected behaviors, rendering them interchangeable, and thus impotent, as the salesman of âGlengarry.â
The routines are both highly personal and one-size-fits-all, with an odd exchange between intimacy and impersonality; someone invites you into her day, but mostly to show you how yours might be lived better.
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