thin-skinnedadj.

Brit.

/ˌθɪnˈskɪnd/, U.S.

/ˌθɪnˈskɪnd/,

/ˈθɪnˌskɪnd/

Forms: see thin adj., n., and adv. and skinned adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: thin adj., skinned adj.

Etymology: < thin adj. + skinned adj.

1. Having a thin skin or rind.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > skin > textures or states of skin > [adjective] > thin

thin-skinned1598

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > fruit or reproductive product > [adjective] > having skin of particular type

thick-coated1626

thin-skinned1707

1598 G. Chapman Blinde Begger of Alexandria sig. B2 Round faces and thinne skinde are hapieest still.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) II. 155 Chuse the large, round, white, and thin-skinned ones.

1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. 539 A stony endocarp surrounding the thin-skinned seed.

2. figurative. Sensitive to criticism, ridicule, or abuse; easily hurt or offended; touchy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > touchiness > [adjective] > sensitive to criticism

tender-eared1529

narrow in the shoulders1551

thin-skinned1680

skinless1823

weak-skinned1933

1680 R. Baxter Answer to Dr. Stillingfleet lxxviii. 99 I..never was so thin Skin'd as to be unable to bear a Cholerick breath.

1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 1 My apothecary, who is a proud Scotchman, very thin skinned.

1818 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 33 311 The professional gentlemen in Pennsylvania are..extremely thin-skinned, when they are the party attacked.

1894 J. A. Froude Life & Lett. Erasmus xvii. 328 Erasmus..was thin-skinned as ever.

Derivatives

thin-ˈskinnedness n. the condition or quality of being thin-skinned; sensitiveness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > touchiness > [noun] > sensitivity to criticism

thin-skinnedness1882

1882 G. A. Sala Amer. Revisited (1883) I. iii. 43 (note) A very gratifying proof of the diminution of what may be termed ‘thin-skinnedness’.

1897 Spectator 23 Oct. 552/1 This thin-skinnedness among experienced public men.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thin-skinned
释义	thin-skinnedadj. Brit. /ˌθɪnˈskɪnd/, U.S. /ˌθɪnˈskɪnd/, /ˈθɪnˌskɪnd/ Forms: see thin adj., n., and adv. and skinned adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: thin adj., skinned adj. Etymology: < thin adj. + skinned adj. 1. Having a thin skin or rind. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > skin > textures or states of skin > [adjective] > thin thin-skinned1598 the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > fruit or reproductive product > [adjective] > having skin of particular type thick-coated1626 thin-skinned1707 1598 G. Chapman Blinde Begger of Alexandria sig. B2 Round faces and thinne skinde are hapieest still. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) II. 155 Chuse the large, round, white, and thin-skinned ones. 1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. 539 A stony endocarp surrounding the thin-skinned seed. 2. figurative. Sensitive to criticism, ridicule, or abuse; easily hurt or offended; touchy. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > touchiness > [adjective] > sensitive to criticism tender-eared1529 narrow in the shoulders1551 thin-skinned1680 skinless1823 weak-skinned1933 1680 R. Baxter Answer to Dr. Stillingfleet lxxviii. 99 I..never was so thin Skin'd as to be unable to bear a Cholerick breath. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 1 My apothecary, who is a proud Scotchman, very thin skinned. 1818 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 33 311 The professional gentlemen in Pennsylvania are..extremely thin-skinned, when they are the party attacked. 1894 J. A. Froude Life & Lett. Erasmus xvii. 328 Erasmus..was thin-skinned as ever. Derivatives thin-ˈskinnedness n. the condition or quality of being thin-skinned; sensitiveness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > touchiness > [noun] > sensitivity to criticism thin-skinnedness1882 1882 G. A. Sala Amer. Revisited (1883) I. iii. 43 (note) A very gratifying proof of the diminution of what may be termed ‘thin-skinnedness’. 1897 Spectator 23 Oct. 552/1 This thin-skinnedness among experienced public men. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1598
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