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dullness vs callosity

callosity vs dullness

dullness and callosity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dullness Yes No No No
callosity Yes No No No
As nouns, callosity is a hypernym of dullness; that is, callosity is a word with a broader meaning than dullness:
  • dullness: lack of sensibility
  • callosity: devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
Other hypernyms of dullness include callousness, hardness, insensibility, unfeelingness.
dullness (noun) callosity (noun)
lack of sensibility devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
without sharpness or clearness of edge or point an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
the quality of lacking interestingness
a lack of visual brightness
the quality of being slow to understand
Difference between dullness and callosity

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