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|ness — 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 — … Useful english dictionary
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
cal|cic|o|lous — «kal SIHK uh luhs», adjective. = calcicole. (Cf. ↑calcicole) … Useful english dictionary
cal|cu|lous — «KAL kyuh luhs», adjective. caused by or containing a calculus (def. 3) or calculi … Useful english dictionary
-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
callous — cal·lous … English syllables
callously — cal·lous·ly … English syllables
