callousness

Definition of Callousness in English :

devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Callousness

adjective

1.

unfeeling; insensitive

2.

(of skin) hardened and thickened

verb

3. pathology

to make or become callous

adjective

1.

a.

having calluses

b.

thick and hardened

usually ˈcalloused

2.

lacking pity, mercy, etc.; unfeeling

verb transitive, verb intransitive

3.

to make or become callous

noun

4.

callus (sense 1)

adj.

1. Having calluses; toughened: callous skin on the elbow.

2. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling: a callous indifference to the suffering of others.

tr. & intr.v. cal·loused, cal·lous·ing, cal·lous·es

To make or become callous.