Definitions for callousness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cal•lousˈkæl əs(adj.)
made hard; hardened.
insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic.
having a callus; indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to friction.
Category: Pathology
(v.i.)to make or become hard or callous.
Category: Pathology
Origin of callous:
1375–1425; late ME < L callōsus hard-skinned, tough
cal′lous•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
unfeelingness, callousness, callosity, hardness, insensibility(noun)
devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
Wiktionary
callousness(Noun)
The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference.
Fred was known for his callousness; local panhandlers had long since learned not to try their sob stories on him.
Translations for callousness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ongevoeligheidAfrikaans
- غَلاظَه، قَسْوَهArabic
- грубостBulgarian
- insensibilidadePortuguese (BR)
- necitelnostCzech
- die GefühllosigkeitGerman
- hårdhudethed; følelseskulde; hjerteløshedDanish
- σκληρότηταGreek
- insensibilidadSpanish
- kalkusEstonian
- سنگدلی؛ بی رحمیFarsi
- tunteettomuusFinnish
- duretéFrench
- קְשִיחוּתHebrew
- निर्दयताHindi
- bešćutnostCroatian
- érzéketlenségHungarian
- kekejamanIndonesian
- tilfinningaleysi, kaldlyndiIcelandic
- durezza, insensibilitàItalian
- 無感覚さJapanese
- 무지함Korean
- žiaurumasLithuanian
- bezjūtība; cietsirdībaLatvian
- kekejamanMalay
- harteloosheidDutch
- ufølsomhet, ubarmhjertighetNorwegian
- okrucieństwoPolish
- سنگدلی؛ بی رحمیPersian
- سخت زړى، بئ رحمه، ظالمPashto
- insensibilidadePortuguese
- duritateRomanian
- бессердечностьRussian
- bezcitnosťSlovak
- grobostSlovenian
- neosetljivostSerbian
- känslokylaSwedish
- ความใจดำThai
- katılık, duygusuzlukTurkish
- 無情Chinese (Trad.)
- бездушністьUkrainian
- شقاوت قلبUrdu
- sự nhẫn tâmVietnamese
- 无情Chinese (Simp.)
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