resilient |riˈzilyənt|
adjective
• (of a substance or object) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed.
• (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.
ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin resilient- ‘leaping back,’ from the verb resilire.
resile |riˈzīl|
verb [ no obj. ] formal
abandon a position or a course of action.
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