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re⋅sil⋅ient

  [ri-zil-yuhnt, -zil-ee-uhnt]
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–adjective
1. springing back; rebounding.
2. returning to the original form or position after being bent, compressed, or stretched.
3. recovering readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyant.
Origin:
1635–45; < L resilient- (s. of resiliēns), prp. of resilīre to spring back, equiv. to re- re- + -sil-, comb. form of salīre to leap, jump + -ent- -ent ); see salient

Related forms:
re⋅sil⋅ient⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. elastic, flexible, springy.
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re·sil·ient   (rĭ-zĭl'yənt)   
adj.  
  1. Marked by the ability to recover readily, as from misfortune.
  2. Capable of returning to an original shape or position, as after having been compressed. See Synonyms at flexible.

[Latin resiliēns, resilient-, present participle of resilīre, to leap back; see resile.]
re·sil'ient·ly adv.
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Resilient

Re*sil"i*ent\ (-ent), a. [L. resiliens, p. pr.] Leaping back; rebounding; recoling.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: re·sil·ient
Pronunciation: -y&nt
Function: adjective
: characterized or marked by resilience
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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