callous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin callōsus (“‘hard-skinned’”), from callum (“‘hardened skin’”) + -ōsus.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈkæləs/
• Rhymes: -æləs
• Homophones: callus

[edit] Adjective

callous (comparative more callous, superlative most callous)

1. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering of others.

   She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig.

2. Having calluses.

[edit] Synonyms

• astorgous
• heartless

[edit] Translations