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1 Callous
adj.P. and V. σχέτλιος, ἀγνώμων, V. δυσάλγητος.Pitiless: V. νηλής.Grow callous about private misfortunes: P. ἀπαλγεῖν τὰ ἴδια (Thuc. 2, 61).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Callous
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2 Indifferent
adj.Indifferent to, heedless of: P. ἀμελής (gen.) ὀλιγωρός (gen.), V. ἄφροντις (gen.), (Eur., frag.).Calm, peaceful: P. and V. ἀπράγμων.Be indifferent, v.: P. καταρρᾳθυμεῖν.Be indifferent to: see disregard. Callous, adj.: P. and V. ἀμβλύς, ἀνάλγητος.Poor in quality: P. and V. φαῦλος, μέτριος, φλαῦρος, εὐτελής.It is indifferent to me whether you desire to praise or blame me: V. σὺ δʼ αἰνεῖν εἴτε με ψέγειν θέλεις ὁμοῖον (Æsch., Ag. 1403).It is indifferent to me: P. and V. οὔ μοι μέλει.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Indifferent
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callous — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin callosus, from callum, callus callous skin Date: 15th century 1. a. being hardened and thickened b. having calluses < callous hands > 2. a. feeling no emotion b. feeli … New Collegiate Dictionary
callous — cal·lous || kælÉ™s adj. hard; unfeeling n. patch of hardened skin v. become hard, become roughened; make hard or rough, make callous … English contemporary dictionary
callous — [kal′əs] adj. [ME < L callosus < callum, hard skin] 1. a) having calluses b) thick and hardened: usually calloused 2. lacking pity, mercy, etc.; unfeeling vt., vi. to make or become callous n … English World dictionary
callous — callously, adv. callousness, n. /kal euhs/, adj. 1. made hard; hardened. 2. insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic: They have a callous attitude toward the sufferings of others. 3. having a callus; indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to… … Universalium
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
harden — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. anneal, fire; steel; congeal, thicken (see hardness); accustom, inure, blunt. See habit, insensibility. Ant., soften. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make less pervious] Syn. steel, temper, anneal, solidify … English dictionary for students
harden — [v1] make or become solid amalgamate, anneal, bake, brace, buttress, cake, calcify, callous, cement, close, clot, coagulate, compact, congeal, consolidate, contract, crystallize, curdle, densify, dry, firm, fix, fortify, fossilize, freeze, gird,… … New thesaurus
harden — I. v. a. 1. Indurate, make hard, make callous. 2. Habituate, inure, season, accustom, form, train, discipline. 3. Strengthen, fortify, steel, nerve, brace. 4. Sear, make callous, render insensible or unimpressible, make unfeeling. 5. Make… … New dictionary of synonyms
in|du|rate — «verb. IHN du rayt, dyu ; adjective. IHN du riht, dyu », verb, rat|ed, rat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to make (a substance) hard; harden: »Surgeons…Spend raptures upon perfect specimens Of indurated veins (Elizabeth Barret … 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|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
