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1. (adj.) callous
made hard; hardened.
2. callous
insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic.
3. callous
having a callus; indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to friction.
4. (v.i.) callous
to make or become hard or callous.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < L callōsus hard-skinned, tough )
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) callous, indurate, pachydermatous
emotionally hardened
"a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion"
2. (verb) calloused, callous, thickened
having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
"calloused skin"; "with a workman's callous hands"
3. (verb) callous, cauterize, cauterise
make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) callous
hardened; indurated
2. (adj) callous
hardened in mind; insensible; unfeeling; unsusceptible
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Sense: unfeeling; cruel
a callous person/attack.
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 Afrikaans: ongevoelig |
 Arabic: قاسي القلب، غَليظ |
 Bulgarian: коравосърдечен |
 Brazilian: insensível |
 Czech: necitlivý, bezcitný |
 German: abgebrüht |
 Danish: hårdhudet; følelseskold; |
 Greek: σκληρός, άκαρδος |
 Spanish: duro, insensible |
 Estonian: kalk |
 Farsi: بی رحم؛ سنگدل |
 Finnish: tunteeton |
 French: dur |
 Hebrew: קָשׁוּח |
 Hindi: कठोर |
 Croatian: žuljevit, tvrd |
 Hungarian: könyörtelen |
 Indonesian: kejam |
 Icelandic: tilfinningalaus, harðgeðj |
 Italian: insensibile |
 Japanese: 無感覚な |
 Korean: 무지한 |
 Lithuanian: žiaurus |
 Latvian: bezjūtīgs; cietsir-dīgs |
 Malay: kejam |
 Dutch: harteloos |
 Norwegian: ufølsom, utspekulert, uba |
 Polish: nieczuły, okrutny |
 Persian: بی رحم؛ سنگدل |
 Pashto: بى رحمه |
 Portuguese: insensível |
 Romanian: dur |
 Russian: бессердечный; грубый |
 Slovak: bezcitný |
 Slovenian: grob |
 Serbian: neosetljiv |
 Swedish: förhärdad, känslokall |
 Thai: ใจดำ |
 Turkish: duygusuz, vurdumduymaz |
 Taiwanese: 無情的 |
 Ukrainian: бездушний, черствий |
 Urdu: ظالم، بے حس |
 Vietnamese: nhẫn tâm |
 Chinese: 无情的 |
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