transilient

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

adjective

leaping or passing from one thing or state to another.

Origin of transilient

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

Other words from transilient

tran·sil·i·ence, noun

Words Nearby transilient

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British Dictionary definitions for transilient

transilient

/ (trænˈsɪlɪənt) /

adjective

passing quickly from one thing to another

Origin of transilient

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

Derived forms of transilient

transilience, noun

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