resilient

UK: /rɪˈzɪliənt/ US: /rɪˈzɪljənt/ ,(ri zil′yənt, -zil′ē ənt)

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re•sil•ient /rɪˈzɪlyənt/   adj. 

1. having resilience;
   flexible:
   a resilient rubber ball.
2. recovering quickly and easily from illness, misfortune, troubles, or the like;
   buoyant.

re•sil•ien•cy, n. [uncountable]

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re•sil•ient  (ri zil′yənt, -zil′ē ənt), adj. 

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.

• 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
• 1635–45

re•sil′ient•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. elastic, flexible, springy.

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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

reˈsiliently adverb