tidelessadj.
/ˈtʌɪdlɪs/ Having no tide; unaffected by tides; not washed or covered by a tide. Also figurative.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > tide > [adjective] > having no tide
tideless1781
1781 R. B. Sheridan Critic ii. ii Can the quick current of a patriot heart Thus..freeze in tideless inactivity?
1816 Ld. Byron Siege of Corinth xvi. 24 There shrinks no ebb in that tideless sea.
1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Sept. 11/1 In proximity..to some tideless and stinking port.
1886 Manch. Examiner 12 Mar. 5/3 The waters of the tideless Mediterranean.
Compounds
ˈtideless-ˌblooded adj. whose blood is unstirred by passion or emotion.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > lacking emotional sensibility
unfeelingc1000
mis-feelinga1382
stonishc1450
unpainfulc1450
obtuse1509
sprightlessa1522
insensate1553
senseless1560
soulless1568
dull-esprited1591
impassible1592
bluntie1598
impenetrable1600
stockish1600
stolidc1600
incapable1601
stupid1605
tasteless1605
unsensitive1610
unexalted1611
insensible1617
unsensible1619
languid1622
immovable1639
dead-hearted1642
sterile1642
resupine1643
unaffectionate1645
iron-bound1648
resentlessa1649
torpid1656
torpulent1657
impassive1699
unreceptive1722
hebete1743
apathetic1744
stubbed1744
gustless1766
unresponsive1768
unsusceptible1779
tideless-blooded1786
unaffectioned1788
inaccessible1796
hebetudinous1820
unimpressible1828
insensitive1834
apathetical1835
non-sensitive1836
blunt-hearted1845
irreceptive1846
unreceptant1846
unimpressionable1847
anaesthetic1860
insentient1860
hard (also tough, sharp) as nails1862
unsqueamish1893
tone-deaf1894
unget-at-able1897
facty1901
zombie1937
pegamoid1957
1786 R. Burns Poems 77 Douse folk, that live by rule, Grave, tideless-blooded, calm and cool.
1806 M. Edgeworth Leonora I. i. 4 Is it possible that Olivia can envy these tideless-blooded souls their happiness?
Derivatives
ˈtidelessness n. tideless state or condition.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > tide > [noun] > state of having no
tidelessness1901
1901 Westm. Gaz. 7 Oct. 3/1 What I particularly like about this Mediterranean sea is its beautiful tidelessness.
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adj.1781