skin
n. C / Un. the natural outer layer that covers the body of a person or animal. It can also mean the outer layer of a fruit or vegetable.
n. the thin, flexible outer integument of a human or animal body. In botanical contexts, it refers to the epicarp or outer peel of a fruit or vegetable.
The sun feels warm on my skin.
You should apply sunscreen to protect your skin from harmful ultraviolet rays during the summer.
The dermatologist explained that the skin is the body's largest organ, serving as a vital barrier against pathogens and regulating internal temperature through sweat production.
From Middle English skyn, skinn, from Old English scinn, from Old Norse skinn (“animal hide”), from Proto-Germanic skinþą, from Proto-Indo-European sken- (“to split off”), nasal variant of *skeh₁i-d- (“to cut”). Partially displaced native Old English hȳd (“skin, hide”), from which derives hide. Cognate with Dutch schinde (“bark”), dialectal German Schinde (“fruit peel”); also Breton skant (“scales”), Old Irish cenn (“covering, shell”), Irish scáin (“to tear, burst”), Latin scindō (“to split, divide”), Sanskrit छिनत्ति (chinátti, “to split”).
Uncountable when referring to the tissue in general; countable when referring to a specific hide or a digital interface design.
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comfortable in one's own skin
Relaxed and confident in one's manner of presenting oneself and interacting with others; conveying the impression that one has a clear, satisfying understanding of one's own abilities and situation.
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get under someone's skin
To irritate someone.
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get underneath someone's skin
Alternative form of get under someone's skin.