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resilient

resilient

9 5.0
Able to return to shape after you bend, stretch, or press it
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈzɪljənt/
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  • The rubber band is highly resilient and can return to its original shape after being stretched.
  • highly resilient
  • more resilient
  • less resilient

I said the vagina is one of the most resilient things that exist on the planet.

Examples

  • But bones are pretty resilient, especially in the young.

    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

  • Governments have also moved too slowly to make key infrastructure more resilient to stronger coastal storms.

    Blog text (28)

  • Like you really, your body is super resilient and so is your mind.

  • It's very resilient and it works really well for weapons.

  • The natural environment is resilient and at the same time delicate, as modern society keeps finding out.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Dental structures are the hardest and most resilient tissues of the human body.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Oh, it's just a scratch, and you'd be surprised at how resilient ears can be.

    Chain of Fools (2001)

  • So, you know, the human body is very resilient and it adapts to a lot of different stressors.

  • The result is a more flexible structure that's resilient to winds and shifting loads.

  • The creature slams into the roof repeatedly, but the corrugated metal is both light and resilient.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

flexible
vsresilient
31 3.4

Able to bend easily without breaking and return to shape

focuses more on bending ability than on rapid shape recovery
bouncy
vsresilient
9 2.0

That returns quickly to its shape and moves lightly when touched

is the broader capacity to regain shape without implying energetic motion
elastic
vsresilient
7 3.4

Able to change easily and deal with new situations

applies specifically to physical things that regain their original shape
springy
vsresilient
3 3.5

Able to bounce back quickly after being pressed or stretched

is the general ability to return to shape rather than quick rebound
lively
vsresilient
3 5.4

Elastic and springy so it bounces back after pressure

is the same recovery but without stressing energetic motion

Antonyms

brittle
31 3.9

Hard and likely to break

inflexible
1 4.9

Not able to bend or change shape

How Resilient

elastic
23 2.6
resilient
9 5.0
flexible
31 3.4
stiff
127 1.7
rigid
35 4.0

Surface Forms

resilient positive

Morphology

resilient = resilience (transparent) = resili + ent

The adjective is directly related to the noun 'resilience' (capacity to spring back), so the meaning 'able to spring back' follows directly from the base.

Etymology

The word resilient comes from the Latin parts re- meaning 'back' and salire meaning 'to jump'. Think of a rubber ball that 'bounces back' after you press it, and that's why resilient means able to spring back into shape.