The meaning of Callous

adjective

Of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body.

Usage examples:

A freezing cold day

noun

A low temperature; cold weather; a cold environment.

Usage examples:

My teeth chattered with the cold

adverb

Completely; entirely.

Usage examples:

We stopped cold behind a turn in the staircase

idiom

Having a body temperature that is not internally regulated

adjective

Denoting animals whose body temperature varies with that of the environment (e.g. fish); poikilothermic.

Usage examples:

Crocodiles are cold-blooded creatures, and they keep their temperature constant by basking in the s…

adjective

Without emotion or pity; deliberately cruel or callous.

Usage examples:

A cold-blooded murder

adjective

Having or showing a lack of care for others

Usage examples:

She said that the city’s decision to close the homeless shelter was cold-hearted.

adjective

Solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced.

Usage examples:

The slate broke on the hard floor

adverb

With a great deal of effort.

Usage examples:

They work hard at school

noun

(of a consonant) pronounced as a velar plosive (as c in cat, g in go ).

adjective

If someone is hard-bitten, their character has been made stronger as a result of difficult experiences in the past

Usage examples:

This particular murder case was so horrific that it shocked even the most hard-bitten of new york p…

adjective

Not kind or sympathetic toward other people

adjective

Having become or been made hard or harder.

Usage examples:

Hardened steel

verb

Make or become hard or harder.

Usage examples:

Wait for the glue to harden

adjective

Having developed a way of dealing with bad experiences so that they no longer upset you

Usage examples:

The judge called him a hardened criminal (= one who will not stop his criminal activity).

adjective

Displaying a complete lack of feeling or consideration.

Usage examples:

Heartless thieves stole the pushchair of a two-year-old boy

adjective

Cruel or unkind

Usage examples:

She denounced the cutbacks on aid to the poor as heartless and shortsighted policies.

adjective

Showing or feeling no concern for others' feelings.

Usage examples:

An insensitive remark

adjective

Not aware of other people’s feelings, or not showing sympathy for the feelings of other people

Usage examples:

The governor apologized for his insensitive remarks about the homeless., his feet seem to be insens…

adjective

Not displaying sympathy or concern for others.

Usage examples:

An uncaring father

adjective

Not worrying about other people's troubles or doing anything to help them

Usage examples:

The charity criticized the city for its "callous, uncaring attitude" to the homeless.

adjective

Unsympathetic, harsh, or callous.

Usage examples:

My mother is a cold, unfeeling woman

adjective

Not feeling sympathy for other people’s suffering

Usage examples:

An unfeeling man