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Type Words
Synonyms bouncy, live, lively, springy
Derivation resile, resilience, resiliency


as resilient as seasoned hickory.
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Examples of resilient

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Rice is a resilient crop, and the floods may not do as much damage as some fear.
From the economist.com
All the major travels of my life remain among the most resilient of my memories.
From the washingtonpost.com
These drives are remarkably resilient despite the chance for things to go wrong.
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The Bearcats, with their resilient attitude, have proved that in the last month.
From the thestate.com
Metal is resilient and conducts electricity, but it is also expensive and heavy.
From the sciencedaily.com
For all his cutting remarks, Katchor clearly loves the resilient soul of a city.
From the washingtonpost.com
Preparing for this eventuality would make the existing euro area more resilient.
From the economist.com
I am NOT a pessimist, I am resilient, brought on by 68 years of watching Albion.
From the expressandstar.com
But in the end, working at something will also make you a more resilient person.
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More examples
  • Recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
  • Bouncy: elastic; rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"
  • (resilience) the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit
  • (resiliency) resilience: an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
  • Resilience is the property of a material to absorb energy when it is deformed elastically and then, upon unloading to have this energy recovered. In other words, it is the maximum energy per unit volume that can be elastically stored. ...
  • (Resilience (Annabelle Chvostek album)) Resilience is an album released in 2008 by Annabelle Chvostek. The album was recorded with producers Roma Baran (Laurie Anderson, Kate and Anna McGarrigle) and Vivian Stoll (Unknown Gender, Isis). It includes a co-write with Canadian legend Bruce Cockburn.
  • (Resilience (ecology)) In ecology, resilience is one possible ecosystem response to a perturbation or disturbance. ...
  • (Resilience (Kid606 album)) Resilience is an album of songs by Electronic music artist Kid 606. It was released on Tigerbeat6.
  • (Resilience (movie)) Resilience is a movie that was released in 2006 and was written and directed by Paul Bojack. It starred Henry LeBlanc, Al Rossi, Julie Alexander, Steve Wilcox, and Amy Arce. It is classified as a Drama/Thriller and has a current (as of April 2010) IMDB rating of 8.6/10.