Callous vs Seg - What's the difference?
callous | seg |
Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
Having calluses.
Segregation
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A metal stud or plate fixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear. Also known as a blakey.
(dialect) A callus, an area of hardened skin.
sedge
gladen, or other species of Iris
As an adjective callous
is emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.As a noun seg is
(archaic) a man; warrior; hero or seg can be (uk|scotland|dialect) a castrated bull or seg can be segregation or seg can be a metal stud or plate fixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear also known as a blakey or seg can be sedge.callous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig.
Synonyms
* heartless * insensitiveseg
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) segge, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Etymology 2
Probably from the root of (etyl) (lena) .Etymology 3
Short for (segregation).Noun
(en noun)citation
Etymology 4
Noun
(en noun)Etymology 5
See sedge.Noun
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