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cal·los·i·ty
(kə-lŏs′ĭ-tē)n. pl. cal·los·i·ties
1. The condition of being calloused. Also called tylosis.
2. Hardheartedness; insensitivity.
3. See callus.
[Middle English callosite, from Old French, from Late Latin callōsitās, from Latin callōsus, callous; see callous.]
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callosity
(kəˈlɒsɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. hardheartedness
2. (Botany) another name for callus1
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cal•los•i•ty
(kəˈlɒs ɪ ti)n., pl. -ties.
1. a callous condition.
2. a hardened or thickened part of a plant.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin]
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| Noun | 1. | callosity - an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) hardening - abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue |
| 2. | callosity - devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness insensitiveness, insensitivity - the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment dullness - lack of sensibility; "there was a dullness in his heart"; "without him the dullness of her life crept into her work no matter how she tried to compartmentalize it." |
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cal·los·i·ty
n. callosidad tejido endurecido de la epidermis.
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