pachydermous

9.9

Like thick-skinned animals such as elephants or rhinoceroses

adjective
/ˌpækɪˈdɜrməs/

: pachidérmico

The pachydermous hide of a rhinoceros provides natural protection against predators.

Examples

The pachydermous elephant wandered through the savannah.
Rhinoceroses are known for their pachydermous skin.
Her research focused on the pachydermous animals of Africa, particularly elephants and hippos.
His pachydermous attitude made him seem emotionally thick-skinned and unresponsive.
The pachydermous hide of a rhinoceros provides natural protection against predators.
Her research focused on the pachydermous animals of Africa, particularly elephants and hippos.
Rhinoceroses are known for their pachydermous skin.

Synonyms

pachydermatous

vspachydermous

9.9

Having very thick skin like an elephant or rhino

has identical meaning but appears as a different adjective form

pachydermal

vspachydermous

9.9

Having thick skin like an elephant or a rhino

has identical meaning but uses another adjectival variant

pachydermic

vspachydermous

9.9

Like large animals with very thick skin, for example elephants or rhinos

has identical meaning but differs only by spelling choice

How Thick-Skinned

pachydermous

9.9

thick-skinned

4 4.2

sensitive

1 4.4

Surface Forms

pachydermous positive

Morphology

pachydermous = pachyderm (transparent) = pachyderm + ous

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ous' to 'pachyderm', producing 'relating to pachyderms'.

Etymology

Pachydermous comes from the Greek parts pachy- meaning 'thick' and -derm meaning 'skin', the same idea behind pachyderm (an elephant). So it describes animals with very thick skin like elephants and rhinos, and by extension can mean someone who is emotionally 'thick-skinned'.