Tough-skinned

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resilient; able to endure hardship or criticism, with no apparent adverse effects.

    "She's tough-skinned, if she can work for slave-drivers like those guys."

Adjective
  1. 1
    insensitive to criticism wordnet
  2. 2
    having a relatively tough outer covering wordnet

Synonyms

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thick-skinned

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"Living here long enough makes you tough-skinned."

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