resilient

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt/ See IPA manual

adj Freq #20610

Meanings

1

adj
Able to recover quickly from difficulties, hardship, or setbacks.

Children are often remarkably resilient after a tough experience.
2

adj
Able to return to its original shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed.

The mattress is made of a resilient foam that springs back instantly.

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2 adj · able to return to its... elastic

More bendable flexible strong

Opposites

brittle fragile

Word family

Derived forms cyberresilientirresilientnonresilientresilienceresilientlyultraresilientunresilient

Related forms resile resilience result

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *sel-der. Proto-Italic *saljō Latin saliō Latin resiliō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -ēns Latin resiliēnsder. English resilient Borrowed from Latin resiliēns (“rebounding”, present active participle of resiliō).

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# resilient

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt
**Frequency rank:** 20610

## Meanings
1. Able to recover quickly from difficulties, hardship, or setbacks.
2. Able to return to its original shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed.

## Examples
- Children are often remarkably resilient after a tough experience.
- The mattress is made of a resilient foam that springs back instantly.

## Synonyms
- bendable
- flexible
- strong

## Antonyms
- brittle
- fragile

## Derived Forms
- cyberresilient
- irresilient
- nonresilient
- resilience
- resiliently
- ultraresilient
- unresilient

## Related Forms
- resile
- resilience
- result

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *sel-der. Proto-Italic *saljō Latin saliō Latin resiliō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -ēns Latin resiliēnsder. English resilient Borrowed from Latin resiliēns (“rebounding”, present active participle of resiliō).

## AI Etymology
Resilient is borrowed from Latin resiliēns (“rebounding”, present active participle of resiliō). The older chain passes through Proto-Italic *wre- > Latin re- > Proto-Indo-European *sel- > Proto-Italic *saljō > Latin saliō > Latin resiliō > Proto-Indo-European *-onts > Latin -ns. In present-day use, it can mean able to recover quickly from difficulties, hardship, or setbacks, or able to return to its original shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed. Derived formations include cyberresilient, irresilient, nonresilient, resilience, and resiliently.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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