resilient
See also: résilient
English
Etymology
From Middle English resilient, from Old French resilient, from Latin resiliēns, present active participle of resiliō (“I leap or spring back”).
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Adjective
resilient (comparative more resilient, superlative most resilient)
- (of objects or substances) Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic
- (of systems, organisms or people) Returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions.
- 1994, Michael Grumley, The Last Diary:
- He’s resilient, and strong, but sometimes tonight, here, the weight of what he’s saying makes him stop, pause as if lost.
- 1994, Michael Grumley, The Last Diary:
Derived terms
Translations
able to weather tribulation without cracking
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