placeless

English

Etymology

From Middle English placeles, placelees, equivalent to place +‎ -less.

Adjective

placeless (comparative more placeless, superlative most placeless)

1. Lacking a proper place.

   a placeless person

   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick:

     I own thy speechless, placeless power; but to the last gasp of my earthquake life will dispute its unconditional, unintegral mastery in me.

2. Lacking places for people, things, etc.; lacking a geographic orientation.

   a placeless society

Derived terms

• placelessly
• placelessness