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Webster 1913 Edition


Resilient

Re-sil′i-ent

(-ent)
,
Adj.
[L.
resiliens
, p. pr.]
Leaping back; rebounding; recoiling.

Webster 1828 Edition


Resilient

RESIL'IENT

,
Adj.
[L. resiliens.] Leaping or starting back; rebounding.

Definition 2024


resilient

resilient

See also: résilient

English

Adjective

resilient (comparative more resilient, superlative most resilient)

  1. Able to endure tribulation without cracking.
    • 1994, Michael Grumley, The Last Diary:
      He’s resilient, and strong, but sometimes tonight, here, the weight of what he’s saying makes him stop, pause as if lost.

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Latin

Verb

resilient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of resiliō