callous
Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of othersEmotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
» How can you be so callous?
Wie kannst du nur so herzlos sein? — Yorwba
Как можешь ты быть таким бессердечным? — sharptoothed
Как ты можешь быть таким бесчувственным? — marafon
Як ви можете бути такими черствими? — Ahha
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(figuratively)Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig.
gefühllos, verhärtet, abgestumpft
чёрствыйčórstvyj, бессерде́чныйbesserdéčnyj, безду́шныйbezdúšnyj
безду́шнийbezdúšnyj, безсерде́чнийbezserdéčnyj, нечу́лийnečúlyj
emotionally hardened
(literally)Having calluses, or relating to calluses.
schwielig
мозо́листыйmozólistyj
мозоля́стийmozoljástyj
having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
Examples
20 sentencesHow can you be so callous?
Як ви можете бути такими черствими? — Ahha
ruКак можешь ты быть таким бессердечным? — sharptoothed
deWie kannst du nur so herzlos sein? — Yorwba
Tom is callous.
Том черствий. — deniko
deTom ist gefühllos. — Felixjp
I think that Tom is callous.
I think Tom is callous.
Her husband is callous and misogynous.
Її чоловік черствий та мізогінний. — Ahha
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Latin callōsus (“hard-skinned”), from callum (“hardened skin”) + -ōsus.From Latin callōsus (“hard-skinned”), from callum (“hardened skin”) + -ōsus.
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Forms
more callous, most callous| Comparative | more callous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most callous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
42 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.