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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

  1. resignedly,
  2. resignee,
  3. resile,
  4. resilience,
  5. resiliency,
  6. resilin,
  7. resin,
  8. resin duct,
  9. resinate,
  10. 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.
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British Dictionary definitions for resiliently

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 Formsresiliently, adverb
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Word Origin and History for resiliently

resilient

adj.

1640s, "springing back," from Latin resilientem "inclined to leap or spring back," present participle of resilire (see resilience). Figuratively, of persons, from 1830. Related: Resiliently.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper