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thick-skinned

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a thick skin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Not easily offended.

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Insensitive to the feelings of others; callous.

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Obtuse, thick, intellectually dull or insensitive.

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Usage: obsolete

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

insensitive to criticism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: tough-skinned

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: дебелокож (debelokož) — having a thick skin
  • Finnish: paksunahkainen — having a thick skin
  • Ancient Greek: παχύδερμος (pakhúdermos) — having a thick skin
  • Icelandic: skinnþykkur — having a thick skin
  • Icelandic: með þykkt skinn — having a thick skin
  • Icelandic: með þykkt hýði — having a thick skin
  • Macedonian: дебелоко́жен (debelokóžen) — having a thick skin
  • Russian: толстоко́жий (tolstokóžij) — having a thick skin
  • Welsh: croeniog — having a thick skin
  • Chinese Mandarin: 厚臉皮 /厚脸皮 (hoù liǎnpí) — not easily offended
  • Dutch: olifantenhuid — not easily offended
  • Finnish: paksunahkainen — not easily offended
  • French: avoir le cuir épais — not easily offended
  • Icelandic: ekki hörundsár — not easily offended
  • Icelandic: ekki viðkvæmur — not easily offended
  • Macedonian: дебелоко́жен (debelokóžen) — not easily offended
  • Polish: gruboskórny — not easily offended
  • Russian: толстоко́жий (tolstokóžij) — not easily offended
  • Spanish: tener el cuero duro — not easily offended
  • Bulgarian: безчувствен (bezčuvstven) — insensitive
  • Bulgarian: нечувствителен (nečuvstvitelen) — insensitive
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無神經 /无神经 (wú shénjīng) — insensitive
  • Finnish: paksunahkainen — insensitive
  • French: avoir le cuir épais — insensitive
  • Icelandic: kaldgeðja — insensitive
  • Icelandic: tilfinningalaus — insensitive
  • Icelandic: harðgeðja — insensitive
  • Icelandic: harðlyndur — insensitive
  • Icelandic: harðbrjósta — insensitive
  • Icelandic: fólskulegur — insensitive
  • Macedonian: нечувстви́телен (nečuvstvítelen) — insensitive
  • Polish: gruboskórny — insensitive
  • Russian: нечувстви́тельный (nečuvstvítelʹnyj) — insensitive
  • Russian: толстоко́жий (tolstokóžij) — insensitive
  • Spanish: insensible — insensitive