transilient

[ tran-sil-ee-uhnt, -sil-yuhnt ]

adjective

1. leaping or passing from one thing or state to another.

transilient

/ trænˈsɪlɪənt /

adjective

1. passing quickly from one thing to another

Derived Forms

• tranˈsilience, noun

Other Words From

• tran·sili·ence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of transilient¹

1805–15; < Latin trānsilient- (stem of trānsiliēns ), present participle of trānsilīre to leap across, equivalent to trāns- trans- + -sili- (combining form of salīre to leap) + -ent- -ent

Word History and Origins

Origin of transilient¹

C19: from Latin transilīre to jump over, from trans- + salīre to leap