Definition of Callous

1. Adjective. Emotionally hardened. "Cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion"

Exact synonyms: Indurate, Pachydermatous
Similar to: Insensitive
Derivative terms: Callosity, Callousness

2. Verb. Make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals.
Exact synonyms: Cauterise, Cauterize
Generic synonyms: Harden, Indurate, Inure

3. Adjective. Having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear. "With a workman's callous hands"
Exact synonyms: Calloused, Thickened
Similar to: Tough, Toughened
Derivative terms: Callosity

Definition of Callous

1. a. Hardened; indurated.

Definition of Callous

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

2. Adjective. Having calluses. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Callous

1. to make or become hard [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Medical Definition of Callous

1. Relating to a callus or callosity. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Callous

callosal convolution
callosal gyrus
callosal sulcus
callose
callosectomy
calloses
callositas
callosity
callosomarginal
callosomarginal artery
callosomarginal fissure
callosomarginal sulcus
callosotomy
callosumectomy
callous (current term)
calloused
callouses
callousing
callously
callousness
callousnesses
callout
callouts
callow
callower
callowest
callowness
callownesses
callows

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