callosity

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Etymology

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

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callosity (countable and uncountable, plural callosities)

  1. (countable) A callus.
  2. (uncountable) A callous demeanour; insensitivity or hardheartedness.
    Synonyms: callousness, hardheartedness, insensitivity

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