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callousness
cal·lous C0041100 (kăl′əs)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 callōsus, from callum, hard skin.]
cal′lous·ly adv.cal′lous·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."Callousness key-cold Completely lacking in personal warmth and compassion; emotionally frigid; apathetic. This expression is derived from a key’s metallic coldness, a property which was once thought to remedy nosebleeds. This obsolete phrase saw its heyday during the 1500s. The consideration of his incomparable kindness could not … tail to inflame our key-cold hearts. (Sir Thomas More, Comfort Against Tribulation, 1534) weep millstones Said sarcastically of a callous, hard-hearted person, implying that he is not likely to weep at all. This expression is probably derived from The Tale of Beryn (1400): Tears … as great as any millstone. Since a millstone is a large stone that grinds grain in a mill, its use here is, of course, hyperbolic. This expression was used several times by Shakespeare; for example, in Richard III, Gloucester states: Your eyes drop millstones, when fool’s eyes drop tears. (I, iii) Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | callousness - devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartednessunfeelingness, insensibility, callosity, hardnessinsensitiveness, insensitivity - the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environmentdullness - 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." |
callousnessnoun heartlessness, insensitivity, hardness, coldness, harshness, obduracy, soullessness, hardheartedness, obdurateness I find your statement breathtaking in its callousness and cynicism.Translationscallous (ˈkӕləs) adjective unfeeling; cruel. a callous person/attack. 無情的 无情的ˈcallously adverb 無情地 无情地ˈcallousness noun 無情 无情MedicalSeecallouscallousness
Synonyms for callousnessnoun heartlessnessSynonyms- heartlessness
- insensitivity
- hardness
- coldness
- harshness
- obduracy
- soullessness
- hardheartedness
- obdurateness
Synonyms for callousnessnoun devoid of passion or feelingSynonyms- unfeelingness
- insensibility
- callosity
- hardness
Related Words- insensitiveness
- insensitivity
- dullness
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