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Meaning of thick-skinned | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Having a thick skin.
  2. Not easily offended.
  3. Insensitive to the feelings of others; callous.
  4. Obtuse, thick, intellectually dull or insensitive.
    obsolete

Equivalents

Cymraeg croeniog
Español tener el cuero duro
Suomi paksunahkainen paksunahkainen
Français avoir le cuir épais
Bahasa Indonesia kebal
日本語 鈍感
Latina occallesco
Македонски дебелокожен
Nederlands olifantenhuid
Polski gruboskórny
Русский толстокожий
Українська необразливий

Examples

“They that are ſo thick skinned as ſtill to credit the ſtory of the Phœnix, may ſay ſomething for animall burning: […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

thick-skulled thickalicious thicke thickenable thickening thicker

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