resilient implies the ability to recover shape quickly when the deforming force or pressure is removed.

When something is strong and able to recover from damage quickly, call it resilient. If you're rough on your toys, the ones that don't break are resilient. Formed from the Latin verb resilire, "to leap back," a …

RESILIENT definition: 1. able to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened: 2. able…. Learn more.

Definition of resilient adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. able to recover quickly after something unpleasant such as shock, injury, etc. He'll get over it—young people are amazingly …

resilient (adjective) resilient /rɪ ˈ zɪljənt/ adjective Britannica Dictionary definition of RESILIENT [more resilient; most resilient] 1 : able to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad …

When something is strong and able to recover from damage quickly, call it resilient. If you're rough on your toys, the ones that don't break are resilient. Formed from the Latin verb resilire, "to leap back," a …

RESILIENT meaning: 1. able to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened: 2. able…. Learn more.

Resilient NY Streams This program develops state-of-the-art studies to reduce flooding and build resilience in high-risk and flood-prone watersheds.

People and things that are resilient are able to recover easily and quickly from unpleasant or damaging events. George Fraser was clearly a good soldier, calm and resilient. When the U.S. stock market …

There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word resilient, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.