impersonality 
pessoalidade; as impersonal + -ity.] The charac- 
ter or condition ot being impersonal; absence 
of personality. 
Junlus 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. 
Draper, Letters of Junlus, Iv. 
impersonally (im-per'son-al-i), adv. In an im- 
personal manner ; without individual agency or 
relation. 
It will be well to indicate the kind of law which origi- 
nates impersonally from the prevailing sentiments and 
ideas. H. Spencer, l'i in. of Sociol., 5 533. 
impersonate (im-per'sou-at), v. t.; pret. and 
pp. impersonated, ppr. impersonating. [< in-2 
+ persona te.] 1. To invest with personality ; 
ascribe the qualities of a person to ; represent 
in bodily form ; personify ; embody. 
The assertion you see is, that the Jews and Christians, as 
well as the Heathens, impersonated Chance under the name 
of Fortune. Warburton, Bolingbroke's Philosophy, IIL 
Little bustling passions that eclipse. 
As well they might, the impersonated thought, 
The Idea, or abstraction of the kind. 
Wordsworth, Prelude, viii. 
Lewis XIV. and Frederick the Great impersonate the 
two principles, or aspects of the one principle, that might 
gives right. Stubbs, Medieval and Modern Hist., p. 231. 
2. To assume the person or character of; per- 
sonate, especially on the stage: as, to imper- 
sonate Hamlet. 
impersonate (im-per'son-at), a. [See imper- 
sonate, v.] Personified; invested with person- 
ality. 
If Love impersonate was ever dead, 
Pale Isabella klss'd it, and low moan'd. 
Keats, Isabella. 
impersonation (im-per-so-na'shon), . [< im- 
personate + -ion.] The act of impersonating, 
or the state of being impersonated, (a) Repre- 
sentation in personal form, or as a personality ; personifi- 
cation. 
Falkland and Caleb Williams are the mere impersona- 
tions of the unbounded love of reputation and irresisti- 
ble curiosity. Talfourd, Lamb. 
(!i) Representation of a person ; personation : as, an im- 
personation of Lear. 
impersonator (im-per'so-na-tor), n. [< imper- 
sonate + -or.] One who impersonates, 
impersonification (im-per-son'i-fi-ka'shon), n. 
[C impersonify, after personification.] Imper- 
sonation. [Rare.] 
Impersonifications of the powers of evil. 
Isaac Taylor, The Alphabet, I. 143. 
impersonify (itn-per-son'i-fi), v. t. ; pret. and 
pp. inipersonijicd, ppr. impersonifying. [< in- 2 
+ personify.] To impersonate. [Rare.] 
He, or some other man, . . . impersonifies Mumbo Jum- 
bo. Livingstone's L(fe Work. 
imperspicuity (im-per-spi-ku'i-ti), n. [< im- 
perspicuous + -ity.] Lack of perspicuity or 
clearness to the mind. [Rare.] 
Yet whoso will not lose the acuteness and elegancy In 
the one or suffer the dismembering in the other must In 
some things hazard the itnpfrspicuity of his style. 
Instructions for Oratory (Oxford, 1682), p. 98. 
imperspicuous (im-per-spik'u-us), a. [< L. 
inipergpieuiu, inperspicitus, not clear, < in- priv. 
+ perspicuus, clear: see persjncuous.] Not per- 
spicuous; not clear; obscure. [Rare.] 
unpersuadable (im-per-swa'da-bl), a. [< i- 
-I- ptrsuailablc.] Incapable of being persuaded ; 
unpersuadable. [Kare.] 
impersuadableness (im-per-swa'da-bl-nes), n. 
Tne character of being impersuadable ; inflexi- 
bility. [Rare.] 
You break my heart, indeed you do, by your impersuad- 
ableness. Tom Brown, Works, I. 3. 
impersuasible (im-pr-swa'si-bl), a. [= OF. 
inipersuaxible = It. impersuasibtle ; as in- 3 + 
persuasible.] Not to be moved by persuasion ; 
unpersuadable. [Rare.] 
Every pious person ought to be a Noah, a preacher of 
righteousness ; and if It be his fortune to have as imper- 
muirilile an auditory, if he cannot avert the deluge, It will 
yet deliver his own soul. Decay of Christian Piety. 
impertinence (im-per'ti-nens), n. [= F. iiii- 
pertinence = Sp. Pg. impeftinencia = It. im/tir- 
ti/i> n~d, < ML. im/>frliiirn>in,(.li.i>nj)ertii>en(t-)x. 
inpertine>i(t-)ii, not belonging: see impertinent.] 
1. The condition or quality of being imperti- 
nent or irrelevant ; the condition of not being 
appropriate to the matter in hand ; irrelevance. 
They (Virginian courts) used to come to the merits of 
the cause as soon as they could without injustice, never 
admitting such imiwrtinences of form and nicety as were 
not absolutely necessary. Deverley, Virginia, iv. ^ 22. 
2. That which is impertinent; that which is 
irrelevant or out of place, as in speech, writing, 
or manners. 
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Nothing Is more easy than to represent as impertinrneel 
any parts of learning that have no Immediate relation to 
the happiness or convenience of mankind. 
Addimin, Ancient Medals, I. 
Wo were taken up next morning in seeing the imperti- 
neiicei of the carnival. Evelyn, Wary, Feb. 27, 1645. 
3. Conduct unbecoming the person, society, 
circumstances, etc.; incivility; presumption; 
forwardness. 
It is always considered a piece of impertinence In Eng- 
land if a man of less than two or three thousand a year 
has any opinions at all on Important subjects. 
*.(.//// Smith, In Lady Holland, ii. 
Tickets ! presents ! said I. What tickets, what pres- 
i-nts has he had the impertinence to be offering to that 
young lady? 0. W. Holmes, The Professor, iv. 
4. In law, matter (especially in a pleading or 
an affidavit) which is immaterial in substance, 
and from prolixity or extent is so inconvenient 
as to render its presence objectionable. =Byn. 3. 
_ Pertnett, E/nmtery, etc. See impudence. 
impertinence (im-per'ti-nens), v. t. ; pret. and 
pp. impertinenced, ppr. impertinencing. [< im- 
pertinence, n.] To treat with impertinence, 
rudeness, or incivility ; affect as with imperti- 
nence. [Rare.] 
I do not wonder that you are impertinenced by Rich- 
court. WalpoU, To Mann (1766X IH. 155. 
impertinency (im-per'ti-nen-si), n. Same as 
impertinence. 
Nevertheless the governour . . . considered the imper- 
tinency and insignificancy of this usage [of drinking to one 
another! as to any of those ends that are usually pretended 
for It C. Mather, Mag. Chris., IL 4. 
impertinent (im-per'ti-nent), a. and . [= F. 
impertinent = Sp. Pg. lt."impertinente, < L. im- 
pertinen(t-)s, inpertinen(t-)s, not belonging, < 
in- priv. -I- pertinen(t-)s, belonging: see perti- 
nent.] I. a. 1. Not pertinent ; not pertaining 
to the matter in hand ; not to the point ; irrele- 
vant ; inapposite ; out of place. 
This Insertion is very long and vtterly impertinent to the 
prlncipall matter, and makes a great gappe In the tale. 
Puttenham, Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 141. 
To church again, where we had an Oxford man give us 
a most impertinent sermon upon "Cast your bread upon 
the waters," etc. Ptpys, Diary, I. 254. 
2. Negligent of or inattentive to the matter in 
hand; careless; frivolous. [Rare.] 
'Tis not a sign two lovers are together, when they can be 
so impertinent as to Inquire what the world does. Pnpe. 
3. Contrary to the rules of propriety or good 
breeding; uncivil; speaking or acting presump- 
tuously or offensively; pragmatical; meddling: 
as, impertinent behavior; an impertinent boy. 
He has a very satirical eye, and if I do not begin by be- 
ing impertinent myself, I shall soon grow afraid of him. 
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, vi. 
=Syn. 3. Impertinent, Officious, saucy, impudent, inso- 
lent, rude, unmannerly, pert, bold. Impertinent means 
forward, intrusive, generally from curiosity, but some- 
times with undesired advice, etc. ; officious means forward 
to offer and undertake service where it is neither needed 
nor desired. A busybody may be either impertinent or o/- 
ftcioiu, or both. See impudence. 
II. n. One who interferes in what does not 
concern him ; one who is rude, uncivil, or offen- 
sive in behavior ; a meddler ; an intruder. 
We are but curious impertinent! in the case of futurity. 
Pope. 
impertinently (im-per'ti-nent-li), adr. In an 
impertinent manner; irrelevantly; officiously; 
presumptuously. 
impertransibility (im-per-tran-si-biri-ti), n. 
[< impertransible: see -bility.] The condition 
or quality of being impertransible ; incapabil- 
ity of being overpassed or passed through. 
[Rare or obsolete.] 
The impertrangibility of eternity. 
Sir M. Hair, Orlg. of Mankind, p. 110. 
impertransible (im-per-tran'si-bl), a. [< L. IM- 
pnv. + ML. pertramtibilis, that may be gone 
through, < L. pertransire, go through, < per, 
. through, + transire, go over: see transit.] Not 
to be passed through or over; impassable. 
[Rare or obsolete. J 
imperturbability (im-per-ter-ba-bil'i-ti), n. 
[= F. imperturbabilite = Sp. imperturbabilidad 
= Pg. imperturbabilidade = It. imperturbability ; 
as imperturbable + -ity: see -bility.] The con- 
dition or quality of being imperturbable. 
imperturbable (im-per-ter'ba-bl), a. [= F. 
imperturbable = Sp. imperturbable = Pg. imper- 
tnibarel = It. imperturbabile, < LL. imnerturba- 
liittft, inperturbabilis, that cannot be disturbed, 
< IH- priv. + *perturbat>ilis, that can be dis- 
turbed: see perturbable.] Incapable of being 
perturbed or agitated; unmoved; self-contain- 
ed; caliu. 
impetrate 
He sustained reverses with :<i 'rnirhallc composure. 
Prescott, Ferd. and Isa., L 3. 
imperturbably (im-per-ter'ba-bli), adv. In an 
imperturbable manner ; with serenity. 
imperturbationt (im-per-ter-ba'shon), n. [= 
It. iipi-i-lnrlni:ione, < LL. imperturtiatio(n-), in- 
IH -i iiii'/Hitni( n-), < L. imperturbatus, inperturba- 
tus (> It. imjierturbato = Pg. imperturbado, un- 
disturbed), < in- priv. + perturbatus, pp. olper- 
turlxirc, disturb : see perturb.] Absence of per- 
turbation; calmness; serenity. 
In our copying of this equality and imperturlation, we 
must profess with the Apostle, we have not received the 
spirit of the World, but the spirit which Is of God. 
If. Montague, Devoute Essays, I. xix. | 2. 
imperturbedt (im-per-terbd'), a. [< n-3 + 
perturbed.] Unperturbed. Bailey, 1776. 
imperviability (im-per'vi-a-biri-ti), n. [< im- 
pcrviable: see -bility.] Tile state or quality 
of being imperviable ; imperviousness. Edin- 
burgh Rev. [Rare.] 
imperviable (im-jier'vi-a-bl), a. [< impervi-oim 
+ -able.] Impervious. Edinburgh Her. [Rare.] 
imperviableness (im-per'vi-a-bl-nes), . Im- 
perviability. Craig. [Rare.) 
impervious (im-per'yi-us), a. [= Sp. Pg. It. 
iiuperrio, < L. imperrius, inpervitis, that cannot 
be passed through, < in- priv. + pervitis, that 
can be passed through: see pervious.] Not 
pervious; not to bo passed through or pene- 
trated ; impermeable ; impenetrable : as, a sub- 
stance impertious to moisture. 
But lest the difficulty of passing back 
Stay his return, perhaps, over this gulf 
Impassable, impervious, let us try 
Adventurous work. Milton, P. L., x. 254. 
Leafy lanes, rendered by matted and over-arching branch- 
es alike impervious to shower or sunbeam. 
liarham, Ingoldsby Legends, I. 130. 
Whether an Egoist who remains obstinately impervious 
to what we have called Proof may be persuaded into 
practical Utilitarianism by a consideration of Sanctions. 
//. Sidgipiclt, Methods of Ethics, p. 461. 
= Syn. Impenetrable, impassable, pathless. 
imperviously (im-per'vi-us-li), adv. In an 
impervious manner; impenetrably; imperme- 
ably. 
imperviousness (im-per'vi-us-nes), n. The 
state or quality of being impervious. 
imperyt, [ME. imperie, etc.: see empery.] 
An obsolete variant of empery. 
impesh (im-pesh'), v. t. [< OF. empesclier, F. 
empeclier, hinder, impede: see impeach.] To 
hinder; prevent; interfere with. [Scotch.] 
Hardly ony man of whatsomever quality can walk upon 
the streets, nor yet stand and confer upon the streets, nor 
under stairs, but they are impeithit by numbers of beggars, 
(juoted In JiMon-Turner's V agrants and Vagrancy, p. 853. 
impestt (im-pesf), v. t. [< i-2 + pest.] To 
fill with pestilence; infect. 
O'er seas of bliss Peace guide her gondelay, 
N e bitter dole impeit the passing gale. 
ritt, Epistles, Imlt of Spenser. 
impestert (im-pes'ter), t. t. [< i-2 + pester. ] 
To vex ; teqse ; pester, 
impeticosf, v. t. A nonsense-word put by 
Shakspere in the mouth of a fool: perhaps a 
misprint. 
Sir And. I sent thee sixpence for thy It-man ; had'st It ? 
Clo. I did impeticos thy gratillity. Shat., T. N., a 3. 
impetiginous (im-pe-tij'i-nus), a. [= F. impe- 
tigineux = Pg. It. impetiqinoso, < LL. impeti- 
(jinosus, inpetiginosus, < L. impetigo, inpetigo 
(-gin-), impetigo: see im/>etigo.] Relating to or 
of the nature of impetigo. 
impetigo (im-pe-ti'go), n. [= F. impetigo = Sp. 
impetigo = Pg. impetigo = It. impetigine, impe- 
tiggine, < L. impetigo, inpetigo, impetigo, < iiw;ie- 
tere, inpetere, rush npon, attack: see impetus.] 
In med., a name formerly given to various pustu- 
lar eruptions, and at present usually retained 
in the designation of two diseases, impetigo 
itching. It is suspected of being contagious and due to a 
fungus, and usually occurs in children. The latter Is a 
rare pustular eruption, resembling herpes, as yet found 
only in pregnant women, and of grave prognosis, 
impetrablet (im'pe-tra-bl), a. [= F. impetrable 
= Sp. impetrable = Pg. impetravel = It. impctra- 
bile, < L. impetrabilis, that may be obtained, < 
impetrare, innetrare, obtain : see impetrate.] 1 . 
Capable of Deing impetrated or obtained by 
prayer or petition. 2. Capable of impetra- 
tion; persuasive. 
How impetrable hee was in mollifying the adamantlnest 
tiranny of mankinde. 
Naslic, Lenten Stufte (Harl. Misc., VI. 157). 
impetratet (im'pe-trat), r. *. [< L. impetratHS, 
inpi-trntiiit, pp. of impetrare, inpctrare (> It. im- 
