Callous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having calluses; toughened: callous skin on the elbow.
  • adj. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling: a callous indifference to the suffering of others.
  • v. To make or become callous.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
  • adj. Having calluses.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Hardened; indurated.
  • adj. Hardened in mind; insensible; unfeeling; unsusceptible.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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. Synonyms
  • To harden or make callous.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
  • adj. emotionally hardened
  • v. make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
  • Equivalent
    toughened    tough    insensitive   
    Verb Form
    calloused    callouses    callousing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    harden    indurate    inure   
    Cross Reference
    insensible   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    indurated    obdurate    unsusceptible    hardened    hard    insensible    unfeeling    harden    indurate    astorgous   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alice    Daedalus    Dallas    Palace    Pallas    balas    ballasts    callus    digitalis    gallus   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    unfeeling    heartless    cynical    unkind    selfish    inhuman    cold-blooded    ruthless    insensitive    vindictive