"callousness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: callousnesses [plural]
Etymology: callous + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|callous|ness}} callous + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} callousness (usually uncountable, plural callousnesses)
  1. The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: callosity, hardheartedness, insensitivity Translations (quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference): πώρωσις (pṓrōsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ongevoeligheid [feminine] (Dutch), kylmäverisyys (Finnish), kylmäsydämisyys (Finnish), insensibilité (French), insensibilidade (Galician), desconsideración (Galician), indiferenza (Galician), desdén (Galician), Gefühllosigkeit [feminine] (German), Unempfindlichkeit [feminine] (German), Abgebrühtheit [feminine] (German), Herzlosigkeit [feminine] (German), Kaltschnäuzigkeit [feminine] (German), 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹 (daubei) [feminine] (Gothic), 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸𐌰 (daubiþa) [feminine] (Gothic), 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌴𐌹 (harduhairtei) (Gothic), cruachroíocht [feminine] (Irish), bezduszność [feminine] (Polish), znieczulica [feminine] (Polish), бесчу́вственность (besčúvstvennostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), katılık (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-callousness-en-noun-Hdg5d8X- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference': 68 32
  2. The quality of having calluses. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (quality of having calluses): känsäisyys (Finnish), Schwieligkeit [feminine] (German), callosidad (Spanish), nasırlılık (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-callousness-en-noun-ZXr2mmpG Disambiguation of 'quality of having calluses': 36 64

Inflected forms

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