callous
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈkæləs/
adj
Etymology: From Latin callōsus (“hard-skinned”), from callum (“hardened skin”) + -ōsus.
- Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
“She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig.”
“Re-watching some of the audition rounds of these shows now, you're struck by how callous the judges' comments often were, and how they presented a cruel spectacle in which the audience were set up to laugh at the "deluded" members of the public who believed they could sing.”
- Having calluses, or relating to calluses.
noun
Etymology: From Latin callōsus (“hard-skinned”), from callum (“hardened skin”) + -ōsus.
- Alternative form of callus.
“Hanson was beginning to feel annoyance at the suddenly cocksure and unsympathetic girl, but he stood fully erect and flexed his muscles. There wasn't even a trace of bedsoreness, though he had been flat on his back long enough to grow callouses.”
verb
Etymology: From Latin callōsus (“hard-skinned”), from callum (“hardened skin”) + -ōsus.
- Alternative form of callus.