callousness

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."

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

callousness - devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness unfeelingness, insensibility, callosity, 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."

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callousness

noun heartlessness, insensitivity, hardness, coldness, harshness, obduracy, soullessness, hardheartedness, obdurateness

Translations

callousness [ˈkæləsnɪs] n → insensibilidad, crueldad f

callousness [ˈkæləsnɪs] n → dureté f, manque m de cœur, insensibilité f

callousness [ˈkæləsnɪs] callous n → Herzlosigkeit f

callousness [ˈkæləsnɪs] n → insensibilità