callosity

/kəˈlɑsəti/
noun
  1. A hard, thick area of skin; a callus.
    • The old sailor had a callosity on each palm from pulling ropes.
    • A callosity on the bottom of her foot made walking uncomfortable.
    • Regular moisturizing can help prevent callosity from forming.
  2. Lack of feeling or sensitivity; emotional hardness.
    • Years of hardship had created a callosity in his heart that made it hard for him to trust.
    • She spoke with a callosity that surprised her friends, who remembered her as warm and caring.
    • The callosity of the dictator's regime shocked the world.
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