"thick skin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /θɪk ˈskɪn/ Audio: En-au-thick skin.ogg
Etymology: thick + 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 86 14 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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