- callous adj
- "I'm a great opera singer," said Tom, being callous.
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callous adj
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callous — (adj.) c.1400, hardened, in the physical sense, from L. callosus thick skinned, from callus, callum hard skin (see CALLUS (Cf. callus)). The figurative sense of unfeeling appeared in English by 1670s … Etymology dictionary
callous — [adj] cruel, insensitive apathetic, blind to, careless, case hardened, cold, cold blooded, deaf to, hard, hard bitten, hard boiled, hardened, hardhearted, heartless, impassive, impenitent, indifferent, indurated, inflexible, insensate, insensible … New thesaurus
callous — adj. 1) callous to (callous to suffering) 2) callous to + int. (it was callous of him to say that) … Combinatory dictionary
callous — [kal′əs] adj. [ME < L callosus < callum, hard skin] 1. a) having calluses b) thick and hardened: usually calloused 2. lacking pity, mercy, etc.; unfeeling vt., vi. to make or become callous n … English World dictionary
callous — adj. Callous is used with these nouns: ↑disregard, ↑indifference … Collocations dictionary
callous — adj. & n. adj. 1 unfeeling, insensitive. 2 (of skin) hardened or hard. n. = CALLUS 1. Derivatives: callously adv. (in sense 1 of adj.). callousness n. Etymology: ME f. L callosus (as CALLUS) or F calleux … Useful english dictionary
callous — adj. [L. callus, hard skin] Hardened; having a callus or callosities … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
callous — adj hard, hardened, indurate, indurated; thickskinned, pachydermatous; inured, hard boiled, case hardened, hard nosed; insensitive, unfeeling, obdurate, unsympathetic, hard hearted, cold; indifferent, apathetic, uncaring … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
callous — cal|lous [ˈkæləs] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: calleux, from Latin callosus, from callus; CALLUS] not caring that other people are suffering ▪ We were shocked at the callous disregard for human life. ▪ a callous attitude ▪ the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
callous — callously, adv. callousness, n. /kal euhs/, adj. 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… … Universalium
