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RESILIENT definition: 1. able to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened: 2. able…. Learn more.
When something is strong and able to recover from damage quickly, call it resilient. If you're rough on your toys, the ones that don't break are resilient. Formed from the Latin verb resilire, "to leap back," a resilient person is able to recover from an illness or a bad experience quickly.
Definition of resilient adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. able to recover quickly after something unpleasant such as shock, injury, etc. He'll get over it—young people are amazingly resilient. These plants are very resilient to rough handling.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word resilient, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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People and things that are resilient are able to recover easily and quickly from unpleasant or damaging events. George Fraser was clearly a good soldier, calm and resilient. When the U.S. stock market collapsed in October 1987, the Japanese stock market was the most resilient.
resilient (comparative more resilient, superlative most resilient) (materials science) Having the ability to absorb energy when deformed. He’s resilient, and strong, but sometimes tonight, here, the weight of what he’s saying makes him stop, pause as if lost.
resilient (adjective) resilient /rɪ ˈ zɪljənt/ adjective Britannica Dictionary definition of RESILIENT [more resilient; most resilient] 1 : able to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens
