Callosity

/kəˈlɒsɪti/

कैलस/घट्टा; (रूपक) असंवेदनशीलता/हृदयहीनता

Very Hard #चिकित्सा #त्वचा #शरीर-विज्ञान #भावनाएँ #व्यक्तित्व

Origin & History

From Latin callositas (“hard skin”), from callosus (“thick-skinned”), from callum (“hard skin, callus”).

लैटिन callositas (“कठोर/मोटी त्वचा”) से, जो callosus (“मोटी/कठोर-त्वचा वाला”) से और आगे callum (“कैलस/कठोर त्वचा”) से निकला है।

Definition

Callosity refers (1) to a hardened patch of skin formed by repeated friction or pressure (a callus), and (2) figuratively to emotional hardness or insensitivity.

Callosity का अर्थ (1) बार-बार घर्षण/दबाव से बना त्वचा का मोटा/कठोर हिस्सा (कैलस/घट्टा), और (2) रूपक रूप में भावनात्मक कठोरता या असंवेदनशीलता होता है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
Years of walking barefoot left a callosity on his heel.
कई साल नंगे पैर चलने से उसकी एड़ी पर कैलस/घट्टा बन गया।
Noun:
Her callosity toward the poor shocked the community.
गरीबों के प्रति उसकी असंवेदनशीलता ने समुदाय को चौंका दिया।

Usage Examples

The guitarist developed a callosity on his fingertips from daily practice.
A small callosity can protect the skin, but it may also crack and hurt.
The report criticized the company’s callosity in handling the victims’ complaints.
His callosity was mistaken for strength, but it was really emotional numbness.

Synonyms

Callus Hard skin Thickening Insensitivity Hardheartedness Callousness Coldness Unfeelingness

Antonyms

Sensitivity Tenderness Compassion Kindness Softheartedness Sympathy

Related Forms

Noun
Callosity / Callosities / Callousness / Callus
Verb
Callus / Callused / Callusing
Adjective
Callous / Callused / Callosal
Adverb
Callously

Idioms & Phrases

Build up callosities
कैलस/घट्टे बन जाना (लगातार घर्षण/मेहनत से)
Emotional callosity
भावनात्मक कठोरता/असंवेदनशीलता