noun
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hardheartedness
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another name for callus
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of callosity
1375–1425; late Middle English calosite < Late Latin callōsitās, equivalent to callōs ( us ) callous + -itās -ity
Example Sentences
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There is Van Halen, named after a callosity shaped like a guitar.
From Scientific American • Aug. 9, 2013
Maturin's use of words like "callosity," "induration," "defecated," "evanition," and his fondness for italics are other indications of his desire to force an impression by fair means or foul.
From The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance by Birkhead, Edith
A callosity forms and suppuration occurs under it, the pus escaping through a small hole in the centre.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
The skin very soon hardens into a callosity.
From Rowing by Lehmann, Rudolf Chambers
A sense of honor without callosity is never blunted for such attacks.
From The Campaner Thal and Other Writings by Jean Paul
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