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tideless, a.|ˈtaɪdlɪs|
[f. tide n. + -less.]
Having no tide; unaffected by tides; not washed or covered by a tide. Also fig.
1779Sheridan Critic ii. ii, Can the quick current of a patriot heart Thus..freeze in tideless inactivity? 1816Byron Siege Cor. xvi, There shrinks no ebb in that tideless sea. 1865Pall Mall G. 29 Sept. 11/1 In proximity..to some tideless and stinking port. 1886Manch. Exam. 12 Mar. 5/3 The waters of the tideless Mediterranean.
b. Comb. ˈtideless-ˌblooded a., whose blood is unstirred by passion or emotion.
1785Burns To Jas. Smith xxvi, Douce folk, that live by rule, Grave, tideless-blooded, calm and cool. 1806M. Edgeworth Leonora i, Is it possible that Olivia can envy these tideless-blooded souls their happiness?
Hence ˈtidelessness, tideless state or condition.
1901Westm. Gaz. 7 Oct. 3/1 What I particularly like about this Mediterranean sea is its beautiful tidelessness. |