Hypertext Webster Gateway: "resilient"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Resilient \Re*sil"i*ent\ (-ent), a. [L. resiliens, p. pr.]
Leaping back; rebounding; recoling.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
resilient
adj 1: recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
2: rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis
ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"
[syn: {bouncy}, {live}, {lively}, {springy}, {whippy}]
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