different between inhumane vs callous

English

Etymology

in- +? humane

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nhju??me?n/
• Rhymes: -e?n

Adjective

inhumane (comparative more inhumane, superlative most inhumane)

1. lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind, not humane.

Antonyms

• humane

Translations

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

inhumane

1. inflection of inhuman:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Latin

Adjective

inh?m?ne

1. vocative masculine singular of inh?m?nus

References

• inhumane in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• inhumane in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• inhumane in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From Latin call?sus (“hard-skinned”), from callum (“hardened skin”) + -?sus.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?kæl?s/
• Rhymes: -æl?s
• Homophone: callus

Adjective

callous (comparative more callous, superlative most callous)

1. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.

   She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig.

2. Having calluses.

Synonyms

• heartless
• insensitive

Related terms

• calloused
• callus

Translations

Noun

callous (plural callouses)

1. Alternative form of callus