Only a callous person can see suffering without trying to relieve it.
SYNONYM(S): insensible.Since Gorki wrote, two wars and a wave of sociological drama have calloused us to squalor (Punch).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cal´lous|ly — cal|lous «KAL uhs», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. having a callus; hard; hardened: »Going barefoot makes the bottoms of your feet callous. 2. Figurative. unfeeling; not sensitive: »Only a callous person can see suffering without trying to relieve it … Useful english dictionary
cal|lous — «KAL uhs», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. having a callus; hard; hardened: »Going barefoot makes the bottoms of your feet callous. 2. Figurative. unfeeling; not sensitive: »Only a callous person can see suffering without trying to relieve it.… … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
lous — aceph·a·lous; achlo·ro·phyl·lous; acid·u·lous; acoe·lous; adac·ty·lous; am·moph·i·lous; am·phib·o·lous; am·phi·coe·lous; am·phi·con·dy·lous; an·e·moph·i·lous; an·gu·lous; an·iso·dac·ty·lous; an·iso·phyl·lous; anom·a·lous; anom·a·lous·ly;… … English syllables
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
callousness — cal·lous·ness … English syllables
callous — cal|lous [ kæləs ] adjective a callous person does not feel any emotion when they see other people in trouble or in pain: HEARTLESS a. used about people s behavior: a callous disregard for human life and the environment ╾ cal|lous|ly adverb ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
callous — cal•lous [[t]ˈkæl əs[/t]] adj. 1) made hard; hardened 2) insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic 3) pat having a callus; indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to friction 4) pat to make or become hard or callous • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME… … From formal English to slang
callousness — cal lous*ness n. lack of passion or feeling. Syn: unfeelingness, hardness, insensibility. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
