Antonyms for callousness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kal-uhs

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl əs

Definition of callousness

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 indifference : noun absence of feeling, interest
As in inhumanity : noun lack of compassion
As in ingratitude : noun ungratefulness
As in thick skin : noun ability to withstand
As in inconsequence : noun indifference
As in inconsequentiality : noun indifference
As in inconsequentialness : noun indifference
As in insignificancy : noun indifference
As in savagery : noun cruelty
As in truculence : noun cruelty
As in truculency : noun cruelty
As in coarseness : noun rudeness, vulgarity
As in cruelty : noun brutality, harshness

Example sentences :

Perhaps the fate of Niobe is no fable, but a type of the callousness of our nature.
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

For all my callousness I was sick and unmanned by that which had befallen.
Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini

She looked at him in anger almost at what seemed a callousness.
Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini

Her callousness was like a gust of wind upon the living embers of his fears.
Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

The callousness which he displayed in saying all this deeply pained his pious father.
Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

"Pooh, she didn't have to pay much," said Judith with the callousness of childhood.
Extract from : « Miss Pat at School » by Pemberton Ginther

His callousness was inhuman, and in my indignation I was not inclined to mince my words.
Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham

There is a callousness about the way in which these words are uttered that jars upon Molly.
Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton

With all his passions and all his profusion, a callousness crept over his heart.
Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli

Perhaps, if we must go on suggesting, anxiety ends in callousness.
Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli

Synonyms for callousness

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