callosity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
    callus.
  2. noun devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
    callousness; insensibility; hardness; unfeelingness.

WordNet

Cal*los"i*ty noun
Etymology
L. callasitas; cf. F. calosté.
Wordforms
plural Callosities
Definitions
  1. A hard or thickened spot or protuberance; a hardening and thickening of the skin or bark of a part, eps. as a result of continued pressure or friction.

Webster 1913