definitions

resilient

[ ri-zil-yuhnt, -zil-ee-uhnt ]
/ rɪˈzɪl yənt, -ˈzɪl i ənt /
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adjective

springing back; rebounding.
returning to the original form or position after being bent, compressed, or stretched.
recovering readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyant.

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Nearby words

resigned, resignedly, resignee, resile, resilience, resilient, resilin, resin, resin duct, resinate, resiniferous

Origin of resilient

1635–45; < Latin resilient- (stem of resiliēns), present participle of resilīre to spring back, equivalent to re- re- + -sil-, combining form of salīre to leap, jump + -ent- -ent); see salient

SYNONYMS FOR resilient

1 elastic, flexible, springy.

Related forms

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British Dictionary definitions for non-resilient

resilient

/ (rɪˈzɪlɪənt) /

adjective

(of an object or material) capable of regaining its original shape or position after bending, stretching, compression, or other deformation; elastic
(of a person) recovering easily and quickly from shock, illness, hardship, etc; irrepressible

Derived Forms

resiliently, adverb
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