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thick-skinned adj
insensitive to criticism or hints; not easily upset or affected ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
thick-skinned adjective insensitive, tough, callous, hardened, hard-boiled (informal), impervious, stolid, unfeeling, case-hardened, unsusceptible He was thick-skinned enough to cope with it. sensitive, touchy, thin-skinned, chippy (informal), feeling, concerned, tender Translations thick-skinned [ˌθɪkˈskɪnd] adj (fig) (insensitive) → insensibile, coriaceo/a thick-skinned [ˌθɪkˈskɪnd] adj (fig) (insensitive) → insensibile, coriaceo/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Our thick-skinned fellow-creatures have the rest of us at their mercy: only give them time, and they carry their point in the end. It'll take at least six generations before you're sufficiently thick-skinned to go into law courts and business offices. |
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