What does Callous mean?

Definitions for Callous
ˈkæl əscal·lous

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Callous.

Princeton's WordNet

  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

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  1. Callousadjective

    Etymology: callus, Lat.

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

    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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  1. Callousadjective

    hardened; indurated

  2. Callousadjective

    hardened in mind; insensible; unfeeling; unsusceptible

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  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. callosuscallus, hard skin.]

Entomology

  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. Cyril Ramaphosa:

    In death, she has demonstrated that our many differences along political party and racial lines and the numerous disputes we may have are eclipsed by our shared desire to follow her lead in building a just, equitable and caring society, loudly and without apology, she spoke truth to power. It was those in power who, insecure and fearful, visited upon her the most vindictive and callous retribution. Yet, through everything, she endured. They could not break her. They could not silence her.

  2. Meghan McCain:

    It seems weird callous to boycott a company who supplies food to the masses and employs 4,000 people during a pandemic, no matter what your politics, who wants more people out of work? Almost every CEO, boss, person I interact with and consume products from disagrees with me.

  3. West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin:

    I am very troubled by the callous behavior of Planned Parenthood staff in (the) recently released videos, which casually discuss the sale, possibly for profit, of fetal tissue after an abortion, until these allegations have been answered and resolved, I do not believe that taxpayer money should be used to fund this organization.

  4. David Pilgrim:

    Funneling anger is risky business. Anger is a powerful fuel, and one could argue that much social change has resulted in no small part because of angry voices. In my half century of living, however, I have seen too many activists become frustrated and worn out—made callous by failed attempts to make change, with their idealistic passion devolving into seething anger, or worse, thick hatred.

  5. Alex Arreaza:

    The failure of Broward County Public Schools and of the Principal and School Resource officer to adequately protect students, and in particular our client, from life-threatening harm were unreasonable, callous and negligent.

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  • мазолест, безсърдечен, безчувственBulgarian
  • otrlýCzech
  • abgestumpft, verhärtet, gefühllos, schwieligGerman
  • calloso, desconsiderado, cruel, insensibleSpanish
  • känsäinen, tunteeton, kylmä, sydämetönFinnish
  • endurci, insensible, sans-coeurFrench
  • cranrachIrish
  • कठोरHindi
  • bőrkeményedéses, érzéketlen, kérges, keményszívűHungarian
  • harðgeðja, tilfinningalaus, harðbrjósta, harðlyndur, kaldgeðja, fólskulegurIcelandic
  • cinico, calloso, insensibileItalian
  • bejausmisLithuanian
  • ueke, utongaMāori
  • bot, gevoelloos, harteloos, hard, afgestompt, eeltig, ongevoeligDutch
  • bezdusznyPolish
  • insensívelPortuguese
  • бездушный, мозолистый, бесчувственный, бессердечный, чёрствыйRussian
  • nemilosrdan, kalozan, bezosjećajan, žuljevit, tvrdSerbo-Croatian
  • hjärtlös, känslolös, känslokallSwedish
  • người vô tìnhVietnamese

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    take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
    A abhor
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    C embellish
    D abduct

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