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callosity

5 synonyms for callosity, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Noun — A lack of sympathy or feeling for other people.

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Etymology

Came into English from Middle English callosite, collositee, calosite, which derived from Anglo-Norman calosité (compare Old French chalosité), in turn from Latin callōsitās; the word is equivalent to callous plus -ity.

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