NOUN | state | callosity, callus | an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) |
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attribute | callosity, unfeelingness, callousness, hardness, insensibility | devoid of passion or feeling |
Meaning | An area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot). | |
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Synonym | callus | |
Narrower | corn, clavus | A hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes |
Broader | hardening | Abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue |
Spanish | callo, callosidad | |
Catalan | call | |
Adjectives | callous | having calluses |
Meaning | Devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness. | |
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Synonyms | unfeelingness, callousness, hardness, insensibility | |
Narrower | dullness | lack of sensibility |
Broader | insensitivity, insensitiveness | The inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment |
Spanish | dureza, insensibilidad | |
Catalan | duresa | |
Adjectives | callous | emotionally hardened |
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