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   resilient

   /rɪˈzɪlɪənt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions: "babies are generally far more resilient than new parents realize" Similar strongtoughhardyquick to recoverquick to bounce backbuoyantdifficult to keep downirrepressibleadaptableflexibleOpposite vulnerablesensitive
   • 2. (of a substance or object) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed: "a shoe with resilient cushioning" Similar flexiblepliablepliantsuppleplasticelasticspringyrubberydurablehard-wearingstoutstrongsturdytoughOpposite inflexiblerigidfragile

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin resilient- ‘leaping back’, from the verb resilire (see resile).

   Derivatives

   • 1. resiliently adverb

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