subjectless

adj

1. (not-comparable)Lacking a subject (citizen).

   “The subjects without King can do nothing; the subjectless King can do something.”

2. (not-comparable)Lacking a subject or theme.

   “Using a painstaking technique favored by 15th-century Italians for their most sacred images, Young makes disarmingly beautiful pictures in a loose, almost subjectless language of color and texture and form.”

3. (not-comparable)Lacking a grammatical subject.

   ““We’re here to help you” versus “Were here to help you” makes no sense; a subjectless, past-tense message — as in, “The doctors were here to help you, but now they’re gone” — has scarcely appeared in the history of the universe.”