callosity

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callosity

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From Middle English callosite, collositee, calosite, from Anglo-Norman calosité (compare Old French chalosité), from Latin callōsitās, equivalent to callous + -ity.

noun callosities

countable A callus.
uncountable A callous demeanour; insensitivity or hardheartedness. The repetition of religious duties, without the feeling or spirit of religion, produces an incurable callosity of heart.
Similar: callousness, hardheartedness, insensitivity

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@misc{callosity_2026,
  title = {callosity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/callosity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}