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Definition of "placeless" [place•less]

  • Lacking a proper place (adjective)
  • Lacking places for people, things, etc.; lacking a geographic orientation (adjective)

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Use "placeless" in a sentence
  • "Substitute "debt" and you can see that, in the way we talk about it, debt is the same kind of placeless place."
  • "Global Capital relies on 'placeless' tools like the internet, but the physical infrastructure those tools require are still place-bound. his is why no Mega-coprs are based in Topeka: no information infrastucture."
  • "Current educational reforms are "placeless": to compete in global economy, they seek to standardize the experience of students from diverse places, and so dismiss the idea of place as a primary experiential / educational context."