Callousness
Callousness noun - Devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness.
Sternness and callousness are semantically related in severity topic. In some cases you can use "Sternness" instead a noun "Callousness".
Sternness
Sternness noun - The quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism).
Usage example: the company's new president has a reputation for granitelike sternness and monkish austerity
Callousness and sternness are semantically related in severity topic. Sometimes you can use "Callousness" instead a noun "Sternness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- brutality and callousness
- brutality and sternness
- severity and callousness
- severity and sternness
- roughness and callousness
- roughness and sternness
- harshness and callousness
- harshness and sternness
- coolness and callousness
- coolness and sternness
- coldness and callousness
- coldness and sternness
- hardness and callousness
- hardness and sternness
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