"thick skin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /θɪk ˈskɪn/ Audio: En-au-thick skin.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: thick + skin Etymology templates: {{m|en|thick}} thick, {{m|en|skin}} skin Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} thick skin
  1. (idiomatic) Ability to take criticism or harsh behavior without being easily offended. Tags: idiomatic Translations (the ability to take criticism): dikke huid (Dutch), paksunahkaisuus (Finnish), dickes Fell [neuter] (German), gruba skóra [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-thick_skin-en-noun-0yKTSi19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of 'the ability to take criticism': 100 0
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see thick, skin. Related terms: thick-skinned, thin-skinned, thickskin
    Sense id: en-thick_skin-en-noun-VqZ62~K1

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