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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So far, artificial intelligence spending, strong corporate earnings, and a resilient economy has allowed investors to tune out the news, but with stock valuations high, there’s little room for error.
From Barron's
So far, artificial intelligence spending, strong corporate earnings, and a resilient economy has allowed investors to tune out the news, but with stock valuations high, there’s little room for error.
From Barron's
“They’re solarized. We put them up late last year. It’s twofold. It gets us closer to our sustainability goals. And it also is far more resilient to copper wire theft.”
From Los Angeles Times
Looking ahead, resilient domestic demand is expected to support Malaysia’s growth into 2026, underpinned by employment, wage growth, supportive income policies and investment driven by multi-year public and private projects, among other factors, said BNM.
“With the labor market resilient as ever, household spending on an upswing and capacity pressures running high, there is a growing imperative for the RBA to tighten policy settings,” Capital Economics economist Abhijit Surya said.
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