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- [thin skin]
- /θɪn skɪn/
- /θɪn skɪn/
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- [thin skin]
- /θɪn skɪn/
Definitions of thin-skinned word
- adjective thin-skinned having a thin skin. 1
- adjective thin-skinned sensitive to criticism, reproach, or rebuff; easily offended; touchy: a thin-skinned poet. 1
- adjective thin-skinned If you say that someone is thin-skinned, you mean that they are easily upset by criticism or unpleasantness. 0
- adjective thin-skinned sensitive to criticism or hints; easily upset or affected 0
- adjective thin-skinned having a thin skin 0
- adjective thin-skinned easily hurt by criticism, insult, etc.; sensitive 0
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Origin of thin-skinned
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600
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Parts of speech for Thin-skinned
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thin-skinned popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for thin-skinned
adj thin-skinned
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- bundle of nerves — a very nervous person
- cat-and-dog — continuously or unceasingly vicious and destructive: cat-and-dog competition.
- delicate — Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- dissentious — contentious; quarrelsome.
adjective thin-skinned
- finicking — Finical.
- hotblooded — Spirited, rash, reckless.
- quarrelsome — inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious.
- zestful — full of zest.
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