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Definitions for Callous
[1] made hard; hardened.
[2] insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic: They have a callous attitude toward the sufferings of others.
[3] having a callus; indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to friction.
[4] to make or become hard or callous.
[5] unfeeling; insensitive
[6] (of skin) hardened and thickened
[7] pathol to make or become callous
Words related to Callous
insensitive, unsympathetic, heartless, careless, cold-blooded, indifferent, apathetic, uncaring, hardened, unbending, indurated, inured, cold, hard, hard-boiled, hardhearted, impassive, impenitent, inflexible, insensate
Words nearby Callous
callosal, callosal gyrus, callose, callosity, callot, callous, callow, calloway, callus, calm, calmative
Origin of Callous
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin callōsus hard-skinned, tough, equivalent to call(um ) tough skin, any hard substance + -ōsus -ous
Words that may be confused with Callous
Other words from Callous
cal·lous·ly , adverb
cal·lous·ness , noun
un·cal·lous , adjective
un·cal·lous·ly , adverb
un·cal·lous·ness , noun
Word origin for Callous
C16: from Latin callōsus; see callus
Synonyms for Callous
apathetic, careless, cold-blooded, heartless, indifferent, insensitive, uncaring, unsympathetic, hardened, indurated, inured, toughened, unbending, blind to, case-hardened, cold, deaf to, hard, hard-bitten, hard-boiled, hardhearted, impassive, impenitent, inflexible, insensate, insensible, insentient, obdurate, soulless, spiritless, stiff, stony, stubborn, thick-skinned, torpid, tough, unaffected, uncompassionate, unconcerned, unfeeling, unimpressionable, unresponsive, unsusceptible