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CALLOSITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
Synonyms:
callosity; callousness; hardness; insensibility; unfeelingness
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)
Sense 2
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)
