Link Centre Dictionary

resilient

re·si·lient

UK/ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt/ US/ɹɪˈzɪli.ənt/ uncommon

adjective

1.
2.

rebounds readily

  • “clean bouncy hair”
  • “a lively tennis ball”
  • “as resiliant as seasoned hickory”
  • “springy turf”
Synonyms
Similar

Origin

From Latin resiliēns, resilientem (“rebounding”, present active participle of resiliō) (whence -ent), from saliō (“leap, jump”).

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.