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callousness vs dullness

dullness vs callousness

callousness and dullness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
callousness Yes No No No
dullness Yes No No No
As nouns, dullness is a hyponym of callousness; that is, dullness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than callousness:
  • callousness: devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
  • dullness: lack of sensibility
callousness (noun) dullness (noun)
devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness lack of sensibility
without sharpness or clearness of edge or point
the quality of lacking interestingness
a lack of visual brightness
the quality of being slow to understand
Difference between callousness and dullness

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