Synonyms for callousness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kal-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl əs |
Top 10 synonyms for callousness Other synonyms for the word callousness
- aloofness
- animality
- armor
- bawdiness
- bestiality
- bloodthirstiness
- boorishness
- brutishness
- coarseness
- cold shoulder
- cold-bloodedness
- coldness
- coolness
- crassness
- crudity
- despotism
- detachment
- disdain
- disinterest
- disinterestedness
- disloyalty
- dispassion
- disregard
- earthiness
- elephant skin
- equity
- ferocity
- fiendishness
- fierceness
- formidable defenses
- hard shell
- hard-heartedness
- harshness
- heartlessness
- heedlessness
- immunity
- impartiality
- impassiveness
- impassivity
- imperviousness
- inattention
- inconsequence
- inconsequentiality
- inconsequentialness
- inconsiderateness
- indelicacy
- inertia
- inhumanity
- insensibility
- insensitiveness
- insensitivity
- insignificance
- insignificancy
- insouciance
- isolationism
- lack
- lethargy
- listlessness
- malice
- maliciousness
- malignity
- masochism
- mercilessness
- murderousness
- negligence
- neutrality
- nonchalance
- noninterference
- numbness
- objectivity
- offensiveness
- persecution
- poor taste
- rancor
- rawness
- rhinoceros hide
- ribaldry
- roughness
- rudeness
- ruthlessness
- sadism
- savageness
- savagery
- severity
- smut
- smuttiness
- spite
- spitefulness
- stoicism
- thanklessness
- thick hide
- thick shell
- thoughtlessness
- torpor
- torture
- truculence
- truculency
- unconcern
- uncouthness
- unevenness
- unfeelingness
- unimportance
- unkindness
- unmindfulness
- unrefinement
- unthankfulness
- venom
- viciousness
- violence
- wickedness
Définition of callousness
Origin :- c.1400, "hardened," in the physical sense, from Latin callosus "thick-skinned," from callus, callum "hard skin" (see callus). The figurative sense of "unfeeling" appeared in English by 1670s. Related: Callously; callousness.
- As in indifference : noun absence of feeling, interest
- As in inhumanity : noun lack of compassion
- As in ingratitude : noun ungratefulness
- As in thick skin : noun ability to withstand
- As in inconsequence : noun indifference
- As in inconsequentiality : noun indifference
- As in inconsequentialness : noun indifference
- As in insignificancy : noun indifference
- As in savagery : noun cruelty
- As in truculence : noun cruelty
- As in truculency : noun cruelty
- As in coarseness : noun rudeness, vulgarity
- As in cruelty : noun brutality, harshness
- Perhaps the fate of Niobe is no fable, but a type of the callousness of our nature.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- For all my callousness I was sick and unmanned by that which had befallen.
- Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini
- She looked at him in anger almost at what seemed a callousness.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
- Her callousness was like a gust of wind upon the living embers of his fears.
- Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
- The callousness which he displayed in saying all this deeply pained his pious father.
- Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
- "Pooh, she didn't have to pay much," said Judith with the callousness of childhood.
- Extract from : « Miss Pat at School » by Pemberton Ginther
- His callousness was inhuman, and in my indignation I was not inclined to mince my words.
- Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham
- There is a callousness about the way in which these words are uttered that jars upon Molly.
- Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
- With all his passions and all his profusion, a callousness crept over his heart.
- Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli
- Perhaps, if we must go on suggesting, anxiety ends in callousness.
- Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli
Antonyms for callousness
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