One entry found for resilient.

Main Entry: re·sil·ient
Pronunciation: ri-zil-ynt
Function: adjective
Etymology: from Latin resilient-, resiliens, present participle of resilire "to jump back, rebound," from re- "back, again" and salire "to leap, spring" --related to ASSAULT, INSULT, SOMERSAULT
: characterized or marked by resilience
- re·sil·ient·ly adverb

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