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Vinony

resilient

adjective

  1. dealing well with change
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt/ / /ɹɪˈzɪli.ənt/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin resiliō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -ēns Latin resiliēnsder. English resilient Borrowed from Latin resiliēns (“rebounding”, present active participle of resiliō).

  1. Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances)
  2. Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances)
  3. 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.”

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