Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

callosity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cal-los-i-ty
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable

noun

A callous demeanour; insensitivity or hardheartedness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The repetition of religious duties, without the feeling or spirit of religion, produces an incurable callosity of heart."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: callosite, calosité, callōsitās
Suffix: callous

Usage

Inflected Forms

callosities (plural)

Phrases

ischial callosity

Synonyms

callousness hardheartedness insensitivity unfeelingness hardness insensibility callus

Questions

What does callosity mean?: A callus.
Where does callosity come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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