— contextless , adj.
/kon"tekst/ , n.
1. the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect: You have misinterpreted my remark because you took it out of context.
2. the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, situation, etc.
3. Mycol. the fleshy fibrous body of the pileus in mushrooms.
[ 1375-1425; late ME contextus a joining together, scheme, structure, equiv. to contex ( ere ) to join by weaving ( con- CON- + texere to plait, weave) + -tus suffix of v. action; cf. TEXT ]
Syn. 2. background, milieu, climate.