resilient
Americanadjective
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(of an object or material) capable of regaining its original shape or position after bending, stretching, compression, or other deformation; elastic
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(of a person) recovering easily and quickly from shock, illness, hardship, etc; irrepressible
Other Word Forms
- nonresilient adjective
- nonresiliently adverb
- resiliently adverb
- unresilient adjective
- unresiliently adverb
Etymology
Origin of resilient
First recorded in 1635–45; from Latin resilient-, stem of resiliēns, present participle of resilīre “to spring back,” equivalent to re- re- + -sil-, combining form of salīre “to leap, jump”; salient
Example Sentences
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The economy has grown more resilient to oil shocks, and a productivity renaissance is under way, helped by artificial intelligence.
The study, "The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly," was supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
From Science Daily
“But the contrary has happened. Dubai has proven that it is not a bubble, that it is resilient and is a real place. Doesn’t get more real than this.”
Still, cryptos look resilient in the face of geopolitical risks and have potential regulatory catalysts ahead–the picture suddenly looks a bit brighter for beaten-down digital assets.
From Barron's
"This agreement represents a meaningful step towards fairer and more resilient agricultural markets," said Maria Panayiotou, agriculture minister of Cyprus, which holds the EU's rotating presidency.
From Barron's
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