CALLOSITY Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word callosity. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CALLOSITY
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| callus | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) • bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone • (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid verb • cause a callus to form on • form a callus or calluses | ||||||||
| corn | nounn | |||||||
noun • tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times • the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal • ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food • a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes • (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland) • whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn • something sentimental or trite verb • feed (cattle) with corn • preserve with large-grained rock salt | ||||||||
| hardening | nounn | |||||||
noun • abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue • the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization • the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact) | ||||||||
| induration | nounn | |||||||
noun • any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue | ||||||||
| roughness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven • the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses • an unpolished unrefined quality • used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather • rowdy behavior • the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion • harsh or severe speech or behavior | ||||||||
| toughness | nounn | |||||||
noun • enduring strength and energy • the property of being big and strong • the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking • impressive difficulty | ||||||||
| callousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness | ||||||||
| hardness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale • a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering • devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness • the quality of being difficult to do • excessive sternness | ||||||||
| insensibility | nounn | |||||||
noun • a lack of sensibility • devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness | ||||||||
| unfeelingness | nounn | |||||||
noun • devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness | ||||||||
