THIN-SKINNED

Meaning of THIN-SKINNED in English

If you say that someone is ~, you mean that they are easily upset by criticism or unpleasantness.

Some fear he is too ~ to survive the rough-and-tumble of a presidential campaign.

= sensitive

? thick-skinned

ADJ: usu v-link ADJ disapproval

Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012

THIN-SKINNED — adjective Date: 1598 having a thin skin or rind , unduly susceptible to criticism or insult ; touchy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THIN-SKINNED — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : having a thin skin or rind thin-skinned orange 2. : readily or unduly susceptible to criticism …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THIN-SKINNED — (a.) Having a thin skin; hence, sensitive; irritable.
Английский словарь Webster
THIN-SKINNED — ( a. ) Having a thin skin; hence, sensitive; irritable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THIN-SKINNED — /thin"skind"/ , adj. 1. having a thin skin. 2. sensitive to criticism, reproach, or rebuff; easily offended; touchy: a thin-skinned …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THIN-SKINNED — adjective Date: 1598 1. : having a thin skin or rind thin-skinned oranges 2. : unduly susceptible to criticism or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THIN-SKINNED — adj having a thin skin; hence, sensitive; irritable.
Webster English vocab
THIN-SKINNED — Pronunciation: ' thin- ˌ skind Function: adjective Date: 1598 1 : having a thin skin or rind < thin-skinned oranges> …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THIN-SKINNED — [thin-skinned] adj (1598) 1: having a thin skin or rind 2: unduly susceptible to criticism or insult: touchy
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THIN-SKINNED — thin-skinned BrE AmE ˌθɪn ˈskɪnd ◂ ˈ••
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THIN-SKINNED — adjective 1. easily upset by criticism or insults 2. ( of fruit ) having a thin skin OPP thick-skinned
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIN-SKINNED — ˌthin-ˈskinned BrE AmE adjective too easily offended or upset by criticism OPP thick-skinned
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THIN-SKINNED — If you say that someone is thin-skinned , you mean that they are easily upset by criticism or unpleasantness. Some …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIN-SKINNED — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Maud Bailey was a thin-skinned Princess.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THIN SKINNED — Synonyms and related words : allergic, anaphylactic, delicate, empathetic, empathic, goosy, high-strung, hyperesthetic, hyperpathic, hypersensitive, irritable, itchy, miffy, nervous, overrefined, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THIN-SKINNED — a. ( Colloq. ) Sensitive, irritable.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
THIN-SKINNED — 25B6; adjective SENSITIVE, oversensitive, hypersensitive, easily upset/offended/hurt, touchy, defensive. insensitive.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
THIN-SKINNED — прил. 1) тонкокожий 2) легкоранимый, обидчивый Syn : touchy, susceptible тонкокожий - * orange тонкокожий апельсин уязвимый, легкоранимый, обидчивый
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THIN-SKINNED — Тонкокожий
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
THIN-SKINNED — Обидчивый
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
THIN-SKINNED — Легкоранимый
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
THIN-SKINNED — a 1> тонкокожий thin-skinned orange - тонкокожий апельсин 2> уязвимый, легкоранимый, обидчивый
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THIN-SKINNED — тонкокожий
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
THIN-SKINNED — прил.1) тонкокожий 2) легкоранимый, обидчивый Syn:touchy, susceptible
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
THIN SKINNED — (n) тонкокожий
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
THIN SKINNED — (a) легкоранимый; обидчивый; уязвимый
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
THIN-SKINNED — a 1) тонкокожий ~ orange - тонкокожий апельсин 2) уязвимый, легкоранимый, обидчивый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
THIN-SKINNED — a 1> тонкокожий thin-skinned orange - тонкокожий апельсин 2> уязвимый, легкоранимый, обидчивый
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THIN SKINNED — тонкокожий, чувствительный, обидчивый, легкоранимый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
THIN SKINNED — тонкокожий, чувствительный, обидчивый, легкоранимый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
THIN-SKINNED — прил. 1) тонкокожий 2) легкоранимый, обидчивый Syn: touchy , susceptible
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THIN-SKINNED — прил. 1) тонкокожий 2) легкоранимый, обидчивый Syn: touchy, susceptible
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
THIN-SKINNED — _a. 1> тонкокожий 2> обидчивый, легкоранимый
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
THIN-SKINNED — a. 1. тонкокожий 2. обидчивый, легкоранимый
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
THIN-SKINNED — тонкокожий обидчивый, легкоранимый
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
THIN-SKINNED — _a. 1> тонкокожий 2> обидчивый, легкоранимый
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
THIN-SKINNED — [adj.] 1) с тонкой кожей 2) чувствительный, обидчивый
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
THIN-SKINNED — a 1) с тонкой кожей; 2) чувствительный, обидчивый
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
THIN-SKINNED — прил. 1) тонкокожий 2) легкоранимый, обидчивый Syn : touchy, susceptible тонкокожий - * orange тонкокожий апельсин уязвимый, легкоранимый, обидчивый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SKINNED — adjective Date: 15th century having skin especially of a specified kind
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THIN — I. ˈthin adjective ( thinner ; thinnest ) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKINNED — I. |skind adjective Etymology: Middle English skynned, from skyn, skin skin + -ed : having a skin — often used …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THIN — (superl.) Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; …
Английский словарь Webster
SKINNED — (imp. & p. p.) of Skin
Английский словарь Webster
THIN — ( superl. ) Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SKINNED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Skin
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THIN — — thinly , adv. — thinness , n. /thin/ , adj., thinner, thinnest , adv., v., thinned, thinning . adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SKINNED — adj. having skin of a particular type (i.e. dark-skinned)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THIN — I. ˈthin adjective ( thin·ner ; thin·nest ) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SKINNED — Date: 15th century : having skin especially of a specified kind — usually used in combination dark- skinned
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THIN — superl not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness. 2. thin ·vt to make thin (in any of the senses …
Webster English vocab
SKINNED — impf & ·p.p. of skin.
Webster English vocab
THIN — [thin] adj thin.ner ; thin.nest [ME thinne, fr. OE thynne; akin to OHG dunni thin, L tenuis thin, tenere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SKINNED — [skinned] adj (15c): having skin esp. of a specified kind--usu. used in combination "dark-skinned"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-SKINNED — -skinned BrE AmE ˈskɪnd ▷ — thick-skinned ˌθɪk ˈskɪnd ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THIN — / θɪn; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( thin·ner , thin·nest ) NOT THICK 1. having …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIN — I. thin 1 S2 W2 /θɪn/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative thinner , superlative thinnest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THIN — adj., adv., & v. --adj. (thinner, thinnest) 1 having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THIN — adj., adv., & v. adj. (thinner, thinnest) 1 having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THIN — adj., adv., & v. --adj. (thinner, thinnest) 1. having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
THIN — ( thinner, thinnest, thins, thinning, thinned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-SKINNED — -skinned is used after adjectives such as ‘dark’ and ‘clear’ to form adjectives that indicate what kind of skin someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-SKINNED — ~ is used after adjectives such as ‘dark’ and ‘clear’ to form adjectives that indicate what kind of skin someone …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THIN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a thin mouth (= with thin lips ) ▪ a woman with a sharp …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык

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