callous

cal·lous  (kls)

adj.

1. Having calluses; toughened: callous skin on the elbow.

2. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling: a callous indifference to the suffering of others.

tr. & intr.v. cal·loused, cal·lous·ing, cal·lous·es

To make or become callous.

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[Middle English, from Old French cailleux, from Latin callsus, from callum, hard skin.]

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callous·ly adv.

callous·ness n.

Usage Note: Do not confuse the adjective callous, as in Years of dealing with criminals had left her callous, with the noun callus, as in I have a callus on my thumb. Also, do not confuse the verb callous, which means "to make or become callous," with the verb callus "to form or develop hardened tissue."

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callous

Adjective

showing no concern for other people's feelings [Latin callosus]

callously adv
callousness n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	callous - make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals cauterise, cauterize inure, indurate, harden - cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"
Adj.	1.	callous - emotionally hardened; "a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion" indurate, pachydermatous insensitive - deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients"
	2.	callous - having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear; "calloused skin"; "with a workman's callous hands" calloused, thickened toughened, tough - physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet"

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callous

adjective heartless, cold, harsh, hardened, indifferent, insensitive, hard-boiled (informal) unsympathetic, uncaring, soulless, hard-bitten, unfeeling, obdurate, case-hardened, hardhearted << OPPOSITE compassionate

Translations

callous [ˈkæləs] adj → insensible, cruel

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callous [ˈkæləs] adj → dur(e) → insensible

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callous [ˈkæləs] adj → herzlos

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callous [ˈkæləs] adj → indurito/a, insensibile

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callous

adj callous [ˈkӕləs]

unfeeling; cruel a callous person/attack. ongevoelig قاسي القلب، غَليظ коравосърдечен necitlivý, bezcitný hårdhudet; følelseskold; hjerteløs abgebrüht σκληρός, άκαρδος duro, insensible kalk بی رحم؛ سنگدل paatunut, kova dur קָשׁוּח कठोर žuljevit, tvrd könyörtelen kejam tilfinningalaus, harðgeðja; fólskulegur insensibile 無感覚な 무감각한, 냉정한 žiaurus bezjūtīgs; cietsir-dīgs kejam harteloos ufølsom, utspekulert, ubarmhjertig nieczuły, okrutny insensível dur бессердечный; грубый bezcitný grob neosetljiv förhärdad, känslokall ใจดำ duygusuz, vurdumduymaz 無情的 бездушний, черствий ظالم، بے حس nhẫn tâm 无情的

adv callously

ongevoelig بِغَلاظَه، بِقَشْوَه безчуствено necitlivě, bezcitně, tvrdě hårdhudet; følelseskoldt; hjerteløst abgebrüht σκληρά, άκαρδα duramente kalgilt با سنگدلی paatuneesti durement בִּקְשִיחוּת निर्दयतापूर्वक žuljevit, tvrd érzéketlenül secara kejam harðneskjulega duramente 冷淡に 냉정하게 žiauriai bezjūtīgi; cietsirdīgi dengan kejam harteloos ufølsomt, hjerteløst okrutnie insensivelmente dur, cu duritate бессердечно bezcitne grobo neosetljivo känslokallt, hårt อย่างใจดำ duygusuzca 無情地 бездушно بے درد ، قسی القلب một cách nhẫn tâm 无情地

n callousness

ongevoeligheid غَلاظَه، قَسْوَه грубост necitelnost hårdhudethed; følelseskulde; hjerteløshed die Gefühllosigkeit σκληρότητα insensibilidad kalkus سنگدلی؛ بی رحمی paatuneisuus dureté קְשִיחוּת निर्दयता bešćutnost érzéketlenség kekejaman tilfinningaleysi, kaldlyndi durezza, insensibilità 無感覚さ 굳음, 냉정함 žiaurumas bezjūtība; cietsirdība kekejaman harteloosheid ufølsomhet, ubarmhjertighet okrucieństwo insensibilidade duritate бессердечность bezcitnosť grobost neosetljivost känslokyla ความใจดำ katılık, duygusuzluk 無情 бездушність شقاوت قلب sự nhẫn tâm 无情