Hard; hardened; indurated, as an ulcer, or the skin on some part of the body from exposure to continuous pressure or friction: as, “a callous cicatrice,” ; “a callous ulcer,”Hardened in mind or feelings; insensible; unfeeling: as, “the callous diplomatist,”In entomology, swollen and smooth: as, a callous margin, one very thick and irregularly rounded or lumpy. SynonymsTo harden or make callous.