Definition
The quality or state of being emotionally hardened, insensitive, or indifferent to others' suffering; lack of compassion.
Etymology
From 'callous' plus the abstract noun suffix '-ness,' ultimately from Latin 'callosus.' This noun form emphasizes the character trait rather than a single act.
Kelly Says
Callousness is one of the few personality traits that actually has a physical metaphor baked into its etymology—people understood that cruelty was a form of hardening, a losing of one's tender-heartedness.
Translations
BNবাংলা
অহংকার
oh-hon-kar
CACatalà
duresa
doo-re-sa
CSČeština
krutost
kroo-tost
DADansk
hårdethed
har-de-thed
DEDeutsch
Grausamkeit
graus-mah-kayt
ELΕλληνικά
κυνικότητα
kin-i-ko-ti-ta
ESEspañol
crueldad
kroo-el-dad
FAفارسی
بی رحمی
bi-rah-mi
FRFrançais
cruauté
kroo-a-te
HAHA
kyautata
kya-oo-ta-ta
HEעברית
קשיחות
ka-shi-hot
HIहिन्दी
कठोरता
kathor-ta
HUMagyar
kemény szív
kem-yen-shev
IDBahasa Indonesia
kejam
ke-jam
ITItaliano
crudeltà
kroo-del-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kejam
ke-jam
NLNederlands
hardheid
hard-heit
NONorsk
hårdehet
har-deh-et
PLPolski
okrutność
ok-roo-t-noosch
PTPortuguês
crueldade
kroo-el-dah-deh
RORomână
cruțime
kroo-tee-meh
RUРусский
жестокость
zhestokost'
SVSvenska
kallhet
kal-het
SWKiswahili
ukali
oo-ka-li
TAதமிழ்
அக்கறையின்மை
ak-ka-rai-yin-mai
THไทย
ความโหดร้าย
khwam-ho-drai
TRTürkçe
merhametsizlik
mer-ha-met-siz-lik
UKУкраїнська
байдужість
bay-doo-zhist'
VITiếng Việt
cơ độc
co-dok
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la