CALLOSITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("callosity" 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 "callosity"):

dullness (lack of sensibility)

Derivation:

callous (emotionally hardened)

Meaning:

An area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)

Synonyms:

callosity; callus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("callosity" is a kind of...):

hardening (abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "callosity"):

clavus; corn (a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes)

Derivation:

callous (having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear)