Synonyms for callousness
Most common
insensitivity callosity hard-heartedness hardness insensibility
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Insensitivity — the quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference
2. Hardness
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference.
Fred was known for his callousness; local panhandlers had long since learned not to try their sob stories on him.
- n. 2
The quality of having calluses.
Forms
- Plural
- callousnesses → insensitivities, callosities, hard-heartednesses, hardnesses…
Example sentences
- hardness Mineral hardness is measured on the Mohs scale.
- numbness Don't eat till the numbness wears off.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| callousness | steady | |
| insensitivity | steady | |
| callosity | falling | |
| hardness | falling | |
| insensibility | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- hardness2, numbness2
- 9 letters
- callosity
- 13 letters
- insensitivity6, insensibility, unfeelingness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hardness2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- callosité