CALLOUSNESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does callousness mean? • CALLOUSNESS (noun)
The noun CALLOUSNESS has 1 sense:
1. devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
Familiarity information: CALLOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CALLOUSNESS (noun)
Meaning:
Devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
callousness; unfeelingness; callosity; hardness; insensibility
Hypernyms ("callousness" is a kind of...):
insensitiveness; insensitivity (the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "callousness"):
dullness (lack of sensibility)
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