Origin: Latin
suffix -ous
Callous has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Verb
· Adjective
Noun
1
Alternative form of callus
Verb
1
make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
Adjective
1
emotionally hardened
"a callous indifference to suffering"
"cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion"
2
having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
"calloused skin"
"with a workman's callous hands"
3
Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
Example Sentences
"a callous indifference to suffering"
adjective
"cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion"
adjective
"calloused skin"
adjective
"with a workman's callous hands"
adjective
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)