callousness

Meanings

• adjective

  Lacking feeling or concern for others; cruel or insensitive.

  - "Despite her friend's obvious pain, she remained callousness."
  - "His callousness towards animals shocked everyone."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with callousness
cruelness , ruthlessness , gulliness , foolness

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Variants

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callous , callously , callousness , callousnesses

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Etymology

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From the Old French word 'callos' meaning hard or rough, and the suffix '-ness'.

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Trivia

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1. Callousness is not a common word in everyday speech, but it is often used in formal or literary contexts.

2. The opposite of callousness is sensitivity or compassion.

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Related Concepts

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1. Insensitivity: Callousness and insensitivity are related concepts, as both refer to a lack of feeling or concern for others. However, callousness often implies a deliberate or cruel disregard for others' suffering.

2. Emotional Intelligence: Callousness is the opposite of emotional intelligence, which involves the ability to recognize and manage emotions in oneself and others.

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Quotes

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1. Patient, cold and "callous", our hands wrapped in socks, we waited to snowball the cats.

   - Dylan Thomas,"A Child's Christmas in Wales",{"source"=>"in {it}Quite Early One Morning{/it}", "aqdate"=>"1954"}

2. … under Orton's own companionable charm there was something hard and "callous", the result no doubt of a loveless upbringing …

   - Benedict Nightingale,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},10 May 1987

3. … the scenes involving the snotty, "callous" dean ring false right from the start …

   - Pauline Kael,{it}New Yorker{/it},8 Apr. 1985

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Culture

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Callousness is often portrayed as a negative trait in literature and art, representing a lack of empathy or compassion. It can be seen in characters who are indifferent to the suffering of others, such as villains in novels or movies.

How to Memorize "callousness"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person with a hard, unfeeling exterior, unresponsive to the emotions and needs of others.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with a lack of compassion or empathy, and remember the negative consequences of callousness.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Cruel and Unfeeling' to remember the meaning of callousness.

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