adjective
- lacking a grammatical subject
- having no topic or theme
Usage: grammar
Examples
- The imperative sentence ‘Go!’ is subjectless in English.
- Many languages allow subjectless sentences where the subject is understood from context.
- The artist’s subjectless paintings focused purely on color and form.
- His subjectless rambling made it hard to follow his point.
- The professor noted that subjectless constructions are common in pro-drop languages.
- Her subjectless photography captured abstract patterns in nature.