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thickskin

thickskin noun: a coarse, gross person, dull, unsensitive or unsensible person.

Noun

thickskin (plural thickskins)

  1. A coarse, gross person, dull, unsensitive or unsensible person.

Adjective

thickskin (not comparable)

  1. Applied to various creatures having a thick skin.

Forms of thickskin

pluralthickskins

Origin of thickskin

From thick + skin.

Words formed from thickskin

Phrases with thickskin

Questions about thickskin

What does thickskin mean?
Thickskin means a coarse, gross person, dull, unsensitive or unsensible person.
What part of speech is thickskin?
Thickskin can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of thickskin?
The plural of thickskin is thickskins.

Words near thickskin in the dictionary

  1. thicks
  2. thickset
  3. thicksets
  4. thickshake
  5. thickshakes
  6. thickskin
  7. thickskin shark
  8. thickskin sharks
  9. thickskinned
  10. thickskins
  11. thickskull

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