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[ kal-uhs ] / ˈkæl əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR callous ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivemade hard; hardened. insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic: They have a callous attitude toward the sufferings of others. having a callus; indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to friction. verb (used with or without object)to make or become hard or callous. Origin of callous1375–1425; late Middle English from Latin callōsus “hard-skinned, tough,” equivalent to call(um) “tough skin, any hard substance” + -ōsus -ous SYNONYMS FOR callous1 hard. 2 inured, insensible, obtuse. SEE SYNONYMS FOR callous ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR callousSEE ANTONYMS FOR callous ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for callous2. See hard. OTHER WORDS FROM callouscal·lous·ly, adverbcal·lous·ness, nounun·cal·lous, adjectiveun·cal·lous·ly, adverb un·cal·lous·ness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH callouscallous , callusWords nearby callouscallosal, callosal gyrus, callose, callosity, Callot, callous, callout, callow, Calloway, call rate, call sign Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for callousIs this the picture of a callous culture that chews these young men up and spits them out? Liberals’ College Hoops Pity Party|Michael Tomasky|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST The deal, critics charge, was at best a bad one and at worst, a callous political move. Did Christie Go Easy on a Human Trafficker Just to Bust a Small-Time Pol?|Olivia Nuzzi|March 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST The problem is that, when exposed to the political limelight, Carson's “gifted hands” have become careless, callous. Ben Carson Was a Role Model for Black Teens Until He Sold Out to the Right|Joshua DuBois|March 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Perhaps the most callous Israeli response, however, came from economy minister Naftali Bennett. Blame America First—And Only|Ali Gharib|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Not so much a callous smoking gun as a practical statement of fact. With Benghazi Video, Karl Rove Kicks Off 2016 With Hillary Clinton Hit|John Avlon|May 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST "It would make me laugh," said John, and the rest seemed to think that this callous remark settled the matter. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, January 7, 1914|Various Callous, self-dependent in semblance, think what her sufferings are, empaled by memory and conscience. Callous she still appeared, so possessed by her general doom that she had no sense of its particular woes. The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas Brown She swept another glance of her grey eyes at Larry, very different from that that she had bestowed upon the callous Cloherty. Mount Music|E. Oe. Somerville and Martin Ross This he has done with cynical, callous publicity, without effort at concealment, without shame. The Congo and Coasts of Africa|Richard Harding Davis
British Dictionary definitions for callous
adjectiveunfeeling; insensitive (of skin) hardened and thickened verbpathol to make or become callous Derived forms of callouscallously, adverbcallousness, nounWord Origin for callousC16: from Latin callōsus; see callus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to callousinsensitive, unsympathetic, heartless, careless, cold-blooded, indifferent, apathetic, uncaring, hardened, unbending, indurated, toughened, inured, cold, hard, hard-boiled, hardhearted, impassive, impenitent, inflexible Medical definitions for callous
adj.Of, relating to, or characteristic of a callus or callosity. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |