RESILIENT


Meaning of RESILIENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -yənt ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin resilient-, resiliens, present participle of resilire to jump back, recoil, from re- + salire to leap — more at sally

Date: 1674

: characterized or marked by resilience: as

a. : capable of withstanding shock without permanent deformation or rupture

b. : tending to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change

Synonyms: see elastic

• re·sil·ient·ly adverb

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