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thick-skinned

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. thick-skinned, tough-skinnedadjective

    insensitive to criticism

Wiktionary

  1. thick-skinnedadjective

    Having a thick skin.

  2. thick-skinnedadjective

    Not easily offended.

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  1. thick-skinned

    Thick-skinned refers to a person who is less affected or not easily upset by criticism, rejection or other negative remarks. It's often used to describe someone who can handle difficult situations or adversity without becoming emotionally overwhelmed. Another meaning refers to literal thickness of the skin, often found in certain animals or plants.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Thick-skinnedadjective

    having a thick skin; hence, not sensitive; dull; obtuse

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of thick-skinned in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of thick-skinned in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of thick-skinned in a Sentence

  1. Brandi Redmond:

    If something comes out that I’m unaware of, things that are made up and false, I’m strong enough and thick-skinned enough to just avoid it and move on.


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  • insensibleSpanish
  • paksunahkainenFinnish
  • ekki viðkvæmur, fólskulegur, með þykkt hýði, harðgeðja, kaldgeðja, skinnþykkur, harðlyndur, harðbrjósta, tilfinningalaus, með þykkt skinn, ekki hörundsárIcelandic
  • нечувствителен, дебелокоженMacedonian
  • толстоко́жий, нечувстви́тельныйRussian
  • 脸皮厚的Chinese

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