callous

Meaning

Synonyms

disregard
C2
heartless
C1
unfeeling
35k
hard-hearted
hardened
C2
insensitive
C2
pitiless
42k
cruel
B2
ruthless
C1
unsympathetic
41k
insensate
calloused
hard
A1
callousness
disinterested
38k
cold-hearted
28k
horny
C1
cold
A2
🥶
cold-blooded
C2
merciless
C2
hardhearted
indifferent
C2
indurate
unkind
C2
harsh
B2
inconsiderate
21k
pachydermatous
frigid
C2
stoical
insentient
stiff
C1
corn
B2
🌽
chilly
C1
brutal
C1
harden
24k
relentless
C2
cool
A1
🆒
cauterise
thickened
cauterize
49k
stern
C1
stony
24k
stouthearted
stubbed
49k
stubbly
tough
A2
truculent
unaffectionate
uncompromising
34k
unconscious
B2
Translations

schwielig
insensible
endurci
calleux

eeltig

calloso
insensível
🥶
duro
ongevoelig
hart
gevoelloos
calloso
gefühllos
impitoyable
Frequency

21k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkæləs/
Etymology

From Latin callōsus (“hard-skinned”), from callum (“hardened skin”) + -ōsus.

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