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callous
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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.

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

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."

callous [ˈkæləs]
adj
1. unfeeling; insensitive
2. (Medicine / Pathology) (of skin) hardened and thickened
vb
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol to make or become callous
[from Latin callōsus; see callus]
callously  adv
callousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.callous - make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
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"
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"
toughened, tough - physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet"

callous
Translations
callous [ˈkæləs]
A. ADJ
1. [person, remark] → insensible, cruel; [treatment, murder, crime, attack] → despiadado, cruel
his callous disregard for their safetysu cruel indiferencia ante su seguridad
2. (Med) → calloso
B. N (Med) → callo m

callous [ˈkæləs] adj [person] → dur(e), insensible; [disregard, indifference] → total(e); [treatment] → dur(e)

callous
adj
(= cruel)gefühllos, herzlos
(Med) → schwielig, kallös

callous [ˈkæləs] adj (person) → insensibile; (remark) → crudele
callous [ˈkæləs] adj (person) → insensibile; (remark) → crudele

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 무지한 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
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
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


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