English Explanatory Dictionary

resilient

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances)
  2. Having the ability to absorb energy when deformed.
  3. Returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions. (of systems, organisms or people)
  4. Having the ability to recover from mental illness, trauma, etc.; having resilience.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt/ /ɹɪˈzɪli.ənt/ en-us-resilient.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-resilient.wav /ɾĕz.i.lɪ.ĕɳʈ/

Word forms

resilient more resilient most resilient

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *sel-der. Proto-Italic *saljō Latin saliō Latin resiliō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -ēns Latin resiliēnsder. English resilient Borrowed from Latin resiliēns (“rebounding”, present active participle of resiliō).

Synonyms

bendable flexible strong

Antonyms

brittle fragile

Related words

resile resilience result

Derived words

cyberresilient irresilient nonresilient resilience resiliently ultraresilient unresilient

Translations

Afrikaans: veerkragtig Arabic: مَرِن Armenian: ճկուն Armenian: առաձգական Bulgarian: гъвкав Bulgarian: еластичен Catalan: elàstic Catalan: resistent Dutch: veerkrachtig Dutch: flexibel Dutch: weerbaar Esperanto: fortika Esperanto: rezistema Finnish: joustava Finnish: sitkeä Finnish: tukeva French: flexible French: résistant French: résilient Georgian: დრეკადი German: elastisch German: federnd German: spannkräftig German: unverwüstlich German: belastbar German: resilient German: widerstandsfähig German: haltbar German: dauerhaft Greek: ελαστικός Greek: εύκαμπτος Greek: ανθεκτικός Hungarian: rugalmas Hungarian: ellenálló Hungarian: elasztikus Hungarian: ellenállóképes Italian: elastico Italian: flessibile Italian: resiliente Khmer: រឹងឆ្កឺត Khmer: ស្ថិរ Khmer: ថិរៈ Khmer: ថាវរៈ Khmer: មាំទាំ Māori: manawaroa Old English: tōh Pashto: کشکېدونکی Pashto: غزېدونکی Pashto: څکېدونکی Polish: elastyczny Portuguese: resiliente Portuguese: elástico Quechua: anku Russian: ги́бкий Russian: эласти́чный Russian: упру́гий Serbo-Croatian: fleksibilan Serbo-Croatian: elastičan Slovak: odolný Slovak: pružný Slovak: húževnatý Spanish: tenaz Spanish: resistente Spanish: resiliente Turkish: dirençli Turkish: elastik Turkish: esnek Turkish: sağlam Vietnamese: đàn hồi Danish: modstandsdygtig Ingrian: sitkiä Malay: daya bingkas Romanian: rezilient Swedish: motståndskraftig
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