Antonyms for calloused

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kal-uhs

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl əs

Definition of calloused

Origin : c.1400, "hardened," in the physical sense, from Latin callosus "thick-skinned," from callus, callum "hard skin" (see callus). The figurative sense of "unfeeling" appeared in English by 1670s. Related: Callously; callousness.

As in indurate : verb harden
As in harden : verb make or become solid
As in harden : verb accustom

Example sentences :

They were worn, and had calloused stains and ill-kept nails.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

Even her hands, reddened and calloused by labor, were well kept and shapely.
Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland

He had noticed that Joe's hands were rather rough and calloused.
Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford

Jacovik turned his hands over and looked at the calloused palms.
Extract from : « The Destroyers » by Gordon Randall Garrett

His fingers were calloused and no current could pass through them.
Extract from : « Electricity for the farm » by Frederick Irving Anderson

"Luck," Brion said, and shook the technician's calloused hand.
Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison

Could they be any more prevalent than they are now,—bearable only because we are calloused to them?
Extract from : « Monopolies and the People » by Charles Whiting Baker

I mean by that, it was soft and well kept—not hard and calloused.
Extract from : « Boy Scouts in the North Sea » by G. Harvey Ralphson

But the face was worn and the hand that she offered him was calloused.
Extract from : « Hunters Out of Space » by Joseph Everidge Kelleam

To her side he crept and began to stroke her calloused, tired hands.
Extract from : « Through the Gates of Old Romance » by W. Jay Mills

Synonyms for calloused

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