transilient

American  

[tran-sil-ee-uhnt, -sil-yuhnt] / trænˈsɪl i ənt, -ˈsɪl yənt /

adjective

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

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transilient British  

/ trænˈsɪlɪənt /

adjective

1. passing quickly from one thing to another

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Other Word Forms

• transilience noun

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

It seems likely that the transilient advance was in the direction of increased cerebral complexity, associated with greater freedom of speech, and a strengthened sense of kinship.

From Herbert Spencer by Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur)

Such words as "freaks" and "sports" express a truth, suggested by Mr Galton's phrase "transilient variations," that organisms may pass with seeming abruptness from one form of equilibrium to another.

From Herbert Spencer by Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur)

The occurrence of saltatory, transilient, or discontinuous variations or mutations.33.I.e.,

From Naturalism And Religion by Otto, Rudolf