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  2. CALLOUSNESS definition: 1. behaviour that is unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people: 2. behavior…. Learn more.

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      CALLOUSNESS meaning: 1. behaviour that is unkind, cruel, and...

  3. Callousness definition: the quality of being insensitive, indifferent, or unsympathetic; hardness of heart. See examples of CALLOUSNESS used in a sentence.

  4. CALLOUS definition: 1. unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people: 2. unkind, cruel, and without…. Learn more.

  5. 1. Having calluses; toughened: callous skin on the elbow. 2. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling: a callous indifference to the suffering of others. tr. & intr.v. cal·loused, cal·lous·ing, cal·lous·es. To make or become callous. [Middle English, from Old French cailleux, from Latin callōsus, from callum, hard skin.] cal′lous·ly adv. cal′lous·ness n.

  6. A callus is a hard, thickened area of skin that develops usually from friction or irritation over time. Such a hardened area often leaves one less sensitive to the touch, so it's no surprise that the adjective callous, in addition to describing skin that is hard and thick, can also be used as a synonym for harsh or insensitive.

  7. A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings. ...his callous disregard for human life. Synonyms: heartless, cold, harsh, hardened More Synonyms of callous. callousness uncountable noun. ...the callousness of Raymond's murder. [+ of]

  8. Callousness is the characteristic of being insensitive or hardhearted about other people's feelings. Your sister's callousness is clear when she tells you that your new haircut looks awful.

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