- callousness
- callousness cal"lous*ness n.
lack of passion or feeling.
Syn: unfeelingness, hardness, insensibility. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
callousness
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callousness — index disinterest (lack of interest), disregard (lack of respect) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
callousness — noun The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference. Fred was known for his callousness; local panhandlers had long since learned not to try their sob stories on him … Wiktionary
callousness — callous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ insensitive and cruel. ► NOUN variant spelling of CALLUS(Cf. ↑callused). DERIVATIVES callously adverb callousness noun. ORIGIN Latin callosus hard skinned … English terms dictionary
callousness — noun see callous I … New Collegiate Dictionary
callousness — See callously. * * * … Universalium
callousness — Synonyms and related words: Philistinism, analgesia, anesthesia, armor, callosity, callus, coldbloodedness, coldheartedness, coldness, deadness, density, dullness, durity, electronarcosis, flintiness, formidable defenses, hard heart, hard shell,… … Moby Thesaurus
callousness — cal·lous·ness || kælÉ™snɪs n. hardness; heartlessness, lack of sympathy … English contemporary dictionary
callousness — cal·lous·ness … English syllables
callousness — See: callous … English dictionary
callousness — noun devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑unfeelingness, ↑callosity, ↑hardness, ↑insensibility • Derivationally related forms: ↑insensible (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
