Definitions for callous
ˈkæl əscal·lous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. callous, indurate, pachydermatousadjective

   emotionally hardened

   "a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion"

2. calloused, callous, thickenedverb

   having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear

   "calloused skin"; "with a workman's callous hands"

3. callous, cauterize, cauteriseverb

   make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. callousadjective

   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.

2. callousadjective

   Having calluses.

3. Etymology: From callosus, from callum + -osus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Callousadjective

   Etymology: callus, Lat.

   1. Indurated; hardned; having the pores shut up.

   In progress of time, the ulcers became sinuous and callous, with induration of the glands. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

   2. Hardened; insensible.

   Licentiousness has so long passed for sharpness of wit, and greatness of mind, that the conscience is grown callous. Roger L'Estrange.

   The wretch is drench’d too deep,
   His soul is stupid, and his heart asleep:
   Fatten’d in vice, so callous and so gross,
   He sins, and sees not, senseless of his loss. John Dryden, Persius.

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1. callous

   Callous refers to being insensitive, indifferent, or unsympathetic towards others or their feelings. It can also describe someone who is emotionally hardened. The term can also be used to describe a hardened or thickened part of the skin.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Callousadjective

   hardened; indurated

2. Callousadjective

   hardened in mind; insensible; unfeeling; unsusceptible

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Callous

   kal′us, adj. hardened: unfeeling or insensible.—n. Callos′ity, a hard swelling on the skin.—adv. Call′ously.—n. Call′ousness. [L. callosus—callus, hard skin.]

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1. Callous

   see callosity.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of callous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of callous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of callous in a Sentence

1. Barack Obama:

   The callous disregard for Luke's life is more proof of the depths of AQAP's depravity, and further reason why the world must never cease in seeking to defeat their evil ideology.

2. Dave Fairclough:

   He has rightly been handed a custodial sentence, the message to the callous criminals engaged in immigration related criminality is clear - you will be caught and the consequences will be severe.

3. Kanti Chidambaram:

   This is not a feat of excellence. It's a feat fuelled by desperation caused due to the callous attitude of the government.

4. Don Rosenberg:

   How can anyone who in law enforcement let people like this out of custody who we know will likely hurt someone badly, if not kill them, even if they are threatened with a lawsuit? it’s pure callous indifference. I don’t know how they live with themselves.

5. Barack Obama:

   Luke was a photojournalist who sought through his images to convey the lives of Yemenis to the outside world, the callous disregard for Luke’s life is more proof of the depths of AQAP’s depravity, and further reason why the world must never cease in seeking to defeat their evil ideology.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=callous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Callous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=callous
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/callous
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=callous
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=callous