English Explanatory Dictionary

callosity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A callus.
  2. A callous demeanour; insensitivity or hardheartedness.

Word forms

callosity callosities

Etymology

From Middle English callosite, collositee, calosite, from Anglo-Norman calosité (compare Old French chalosité), from Latin callōsitās, equivalent to callous + -ity.

Synonyms

callousness hardheartedness insensitivity

Derived words

ischial callosity
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