/ rɪˈzɪliənt; NAmE / adjective
1.
able to feel better quickly after sth unpleasant such as shock, injury, etc. :
He'll get over it—young people are amazingly resilient.
2.
( of a substance ) returning to its original shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed
► re·sili·ent·ly adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin resilient- leaping back, from the verb resilire to recoil, from re- back + salire to jump.