resilient

[ri-zil-yuh nt, -zil-ee-uh nt] /rɪˈzɪl yənt, -ˈzɪl i ənt/
adjective
1.
springing back; rebounding.
2.
returning to the original form or position after being bent, compressed, or stretched.
3.
recovering readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyant.
Origin
1635-45; < Latin resilient- (stem of resiliēns), present participle of resilīre to spring back, equivalent to re- re- + -sil-, combining form of salīre to leap, jump + -ent- -ent); see salient
Related forms
resiliently, adverb
nonresilient, adjective
nonresiliently, adverb
unresilient, adjective
unresiliently, adverb
Synonyms
1. elastic, flexible, springy.
Examples from the web for resilient
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  • It was clear in the movies that the aliens were incredibly tough, resilient, and flexible for different environments.
  • It is pretty resilient and the length of the tube is surprisingly flexible.
  • It is possible, however, that some university presses will prove more resilient than their commercial counterparts.
  • She wishes good news to good people, clumps of spam to the bad, and new opportunities to the resilient and righteous.
  • The technique makes it more resilient and easier to manufacture and use in devices, without sacrificing its electronic properties.
  • The human body can be amazingly resilient: wounds heal, bones mend, ligaments grow back together.
  • Models are guides to practical outcomes and need an embedded system that is resilient in order to be of any practical use.
  • The rest of all people, a minority of one-third, are more resilient to stress than the other two-thirds are.
  • Fourth, add technology that makes the network easier to manage and more resilient.
British Dictionary definitions for resilient

resilient

/rɪˈzɪlɪənt/
adjective
1.
(of an object or material) capable of regaining its original shape or position after bending, stretching, compression, or other deformation; elastic
2.
(of a person) recovering easily and quickly from shock, illness, hardship, etc; irrepressible
Derived Forms
resiliently, adverb
Word Origin and History for resilient
adj.

1640s, "springing back," from Latin resilientem "inclined to leap or spring back," present participle of resilire (see resilience). Figuratively, of persons, from 1830. Related: Resiliently.