callousness

Questions about callousness

What does callousness mean?

callousness means "devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness".

How many syllables are in callousness?

callousness has 3 syllables: cal-lou-sness. The stress falls on "cal". In IPA it is /ˈkæləsnəs/.

What is another word for callousness?

Close synonyms include unfeelingness, callosity, hardness, insensibility. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is callousness a common word?

callousness is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.