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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cal•lous /ˈkæləs/USA pronunciation adj. - (of the skin) made hard;
hardened by or as if by callus:His hands were callous after years of hard work. - insensitive;
uncaring;
unsympathetic:had a callous attitude toward the homeless.
cal•loused, adj.: rough, calloused hands.cal•lous•ly, adv.: treated him callously.cal•lous•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cal•lous (kal′əs),USA pronunciation adj. - made hard;
hardened. - insensitive;
indifferent;
unsympathetic:They have a callous attitude toward the sufferings of others. - Pathologyhaving a callus;
indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to friction.
v.t., v.i. - Pathologyto make or become hard or callous.
- Latin callōsus hard-skinned, tough, equivalent. to call(um) tough skin, any hard substance + -ōsus -ous
- late Middle English 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hard.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inured, insensible, obtuse. See hard.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged soft.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sensitive.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: callous /ˈkæləs/ adj - unfeeling; insensitive
- (of skin) hardened and thickened
vb - to make or become callous
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin callōsus; see callusˈcallously adv ˈcallousness n |