callosity

[ kuh-los-i-tee ]

noun

, plural cal·los·i·ties.

1. a callous condition.
2. Botany. a hardened or thickened part of a plant.
3. Pathology. callus ( def 1a ).

callosity

/ kəˈlɒsɪtɪ /

noun

1. hardheartedness
2. another name for callus

Word History and Origins

Origin of callosity¹

1375–1425; late Middle English calosite < Late Latin callōsitās, equivalent to callōs ( us ) callous + -itās -ity

Example Sentences

On the knee is a callosity, or round patch of bare hardened skin.

From Project Gutenberg

A large callosity forms on the shoulders of the regular Unyamwesi porters, from the heavy weights laid on them.

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They are distinguished from other genera of the family by their lenticular form and the orbicular callosity of the under surface.

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This genus is distinguished from Natica, by the width of the aperture, and the absence of the umbilical callosity.

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A sense of honour without callosity is never blunted for such attacks.

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