resilient
/ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt/
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resilient adjective: returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances).
Adjective
resilient (comparative more resilient, superlative most resilient)
- Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances)
- Having the ability to absorb energy when deformed.
- 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.1994, Michael Grumley, The Last Diary
- Having the ability to recover from mental illness, trauma, etc.; having resilience.
resilient meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada
resilient in Hindi
- resilient
- लचीला lacīlā
resilient in Tamil
- மீள்வரு, நெகிழ்திறன்
resilient in Malayalam
- pliable, flexible, supple
- ഇലാസ്കിതയുള്ള, വളയുന്ന, വഴങ്ങുന്ന, വഴക്കിയെടുക്കാവുന്ന, മയമുള്ള, ഈടുനില്ക്കുന്ന
- tough, strong, hardy
- ബലിഷ്ഠമായ, കരുത്തുള്ള, വീര്യമുള്ള, ദൃഢമായ, കടുപ്പമുള്ള, ഉറപ്പുള്ള
resilient in Kannada
- ಸ್ಥಿತಿಸ್ಥಾಪಕತ್ವವುಳ್ಳ, ಪುಟಿದೇಳಬಲ್ಲ, ಒಡನೆಯೇ ಮೊದಲಿನಂತಾಗಬಲ್ಲ, ಮೊದಲಿನಂತಾಗಬಲ್ಲ
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- resilient in Pashto
- کشکېدونکی kaškedunkay, غزېدونکی ǧazedunkay, څکېدونکی śkedunkay
- resilient in Arabic
- مَرِن marin
- resilient in Malay
- daya bingkas
- resilient in Vietnamese
- đàn hồi
Examples of resilient in a sentence
- The virus has mutated into a more resilient version.
- The sons and daughters in a multigenerational household go to work while the grandparents watch the grandchildren. That arrangement of family life is much more resilient to economic hardship.
- But Dubai is resilient, at least when it comes to partying.
Synonyms of resilient
Antonyms
Forms of resilient
| comparative | more resilient |
|---|---|
| superlative | most resilient |
Origin of resilient
From Latin resiliēns, resilientem (“rebounding”, present active participle of resiliō) (whence -ent), from saliō (“leap, jump”).
Words formed from resilient
Questions about resilient
- What does resilient mean?
- Resilient means returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances).
- What is resilient in Hindi?
- Resilient in Hindi is लचीला (lacīlā). See Resilient meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is resilient?
- Resilient is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce resilient?
- Resilient is pronounced /ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt/.
Words near resilient in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: resilient (page history and authors); लचीला (Hindi) (page history and authors); resilient (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); resilient (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); resilient (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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