callousness

English

Etymology

callous +‎ -ness

Noun

callousness (usually uncountable, plural callousnesses)

The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference.
Fred was known for his callousness; local panhandlers had long since learned not to try their sob stories on him.
The quality of having calluses.

Translations

quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference

German: Gefühllosigkeit f, Unempfindlichkeit f, Abgebrühtheit f, Herzlosigkeit f
Greek:
Ancient: πώρωσις f (pṓrōsis)

quality of having calluses

German: Schwieligkeit f

Spanish: callosidad (es)

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