resilient

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions. (of systems, organisms or people)

   He’s resilient, and strong, but sometimes tonight, here, the weight of what he’s saying makes him stop, pause as if lost.

2. 2
   adj

   elastic

3. 3
   adj

   recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like

4. 4
   adj

   Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances)

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).