callosity (redirected from callosities)

cal·los·i·ty  (k-ls-t)

n. pl. cal·los·i·ties

1. The condition of being calloused.

2. Hardheartedness; insensitivity.

3. See callus.

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[Middle English callosite, from Old French, from Late Latin callsits, from Latin callsus, callous; see callous.]

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callosity [kəˈlɒsɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. hardheartedness

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) another name for callus [1]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	callosity - an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) callus hardening - abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue clavus, corn - a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
	2.	callosity - devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness callousness, unfeelingness, insensibility, hardness insensitiveness, insensitivity - the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment dullness - lack of sensibility; "there was a dullness in his heart"; "without him the dullness of her life crept into her work no matter how she tried to compartmentalize it."

Translations

callosity [kæˈlɒsɪtɪ] N → callo m, callosidad f