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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; < 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
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
Related forms
re·sil·ient·ly, adverb
non·re·sil·i·ent, adjective
non·re·sil·i·ent·ly, adverb
un·re·sil·ient, adjective
un·re·sil·ient·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. elastic, flexible, springy.
1. elastic, flexible, springy.
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