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  CALLOUS, adj.  Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils
  afflicting another.
      When Zeno was told that one of his enemies was no more he was
  observed to be deeply moved.  "What!" said one of his disciples, "you
  weep at the death of an enemy?"  "Ah, 'tis true," replied the great
  Stoic; "but you should see me smile at the death of a friend."

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Callous \Cal"lous\, a. [L. callosus callous hard, fr. callum,
     callus, callous skin: cf. F. calleux.]
     1. Hardened; indurated. ``A callous hand.'' --Goldsmith. ``A
        callous ulcer.'' --Dunglison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hardened in mind; insensible; unfeeling; unsusceptible.
        ``The callous diplomatist.'' --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It is an immense blessing to be perfectly callous to
              ridicule.                             --T. Arnold.
  
     Syn: Obdurate; hard; hardened; indurated; insensible;
          unfeeling; unsusceptible. See Obdurate. --
          Cal"lous*ly, adv.
          [1913 Webster]
  
                A callousness and numbness of soul. --Bentley.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Callous \Cal"lous\, a. [L. callosus callous hard, fr. callum,
     callus, callous skin: cf. F. calleux.]
     1. Hardened; indurated. ``A callous hand.'' --Goldsmith. ``A
        callous ulcer.'' --Dunglison.
  
     2. Hardened in mind; insensible; unfeeling; unsusceptible.
        ``The callous diplomatist.'' --Macaulay.
  
              It is an immense blessing to be perfectly callous to
              ridicule.                             --T. Arnold.
  
     Syn: Obdurate; hard; hardened; indurated; insensible;
          unfeeling; unsusceptible. See Obdurate. --
          Cal"lous*ly, adv. -- Cal"lous*ness, n.
  
                A callousness and numbness of soul. --Bentley.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  callous
       adj : emotionally hardened; "a callous indifference to suffering";
             "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion" [syn: thick-skinned,
              indurate, pachydermatous]
       v : make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals [syn:
            cauterize, cauterise]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  callous
     a.
     1 (senseid en hardened, figuratively) (lb en figurative) emotion
  hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
     2 (senseid en having calluses) (lb en literal) Having calluses, or
  relating to calluses.
     n.
     (alternative form of en callus)
     vb.
     (alternative form of en callus)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  callous
     a.
     1 (senseid en hardened, figuratively) (lb en figurative) emotion
  hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
     2 (senseid en having calluses) (lb en literal) Having calluses, or
  relating to calluses.
     n.
     (alternative form of en callus)
     vb.
     (alternative form of en callus)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  callous
     a.
     1 (senseid en hardened, figuratively) (lb en figurative) emotion
  hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
     2 (senseid en having calluses) (lb en literal) Having calluses, or
  relating to calluses.
     n.
     (alternative form of en callus)
     vb.
     (alternative form of en callus)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  callous
     a.
     1 (senseid en hardened, figuratively) (lb en figurative) emotion
  hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
     2 (senseid en having calluses) (lb en literal) Having calluses, or
  relating to calluses.
     n.
     (alternative form of en callus)
     vb.
     (alternative form of en callus)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  callous
     Englanti a.
     1 kovasydäminen, tunteeton, sydämetön, julkean t. epähienon
  suorapuheinen
     2 känsäinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  callous
     Engelska a.
     känslolös, känslokall

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Callous /kˈaləs/
  قاس

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  callous //ˈkæləs// 
  1. безсърдечен, безчувствен
  emotionally hardened
  2. мазолест
  having calluses