(|)im, əm+ noun
Etymology: impersonal (I) + -ity
1. : the lack or absence of a personal or human character
the impersonality of natural law
2. : the quality or state of not involving personal feelings or the emotions or of being unemotional and disinterested
marveled at the impersonality of the thinking of so passionate a man
the emotional detachment and impersonality required of a good playwright — Leslie Rees
so much impersonality , so much coldness and emphasis on technique — Manny Farber
3.
a. : the quality or state of not involving, not being activated by, or not tracing to a personal agent
the impersonality of the popular ballad
the impersonality of the machine
b. : a quality or state marked by an absence or suppression of human expression or a minimizing of the significance of personality
the impersonality of society
the impersonality of the world money market
c. : the quality of not bearing on only a single or a particular person
the impersonality , the universality of his remarks
4. : something impersonal
forced to deal with impersonalities such as the state or the law