thick-skinned.

1. Not easily upset by criticism, insults, or other people's negative opinions.

2. Having a thick outer layer of skin or rind.

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Words that belong together

• a thick-skinned politician
• become thick-skinned

On the page

Years of reviews had made him thick-skinned, though not indifferent to praise.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more thick-skinned; superlative most thick-skinned when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, character. Commonness: moderately common.