Resilient
Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions; showing toughness and adaptability.
adjectiveResilient
Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions; showing toughness and adaptability.
adjectiveImagine This
Imagine a tennis ball that is squeezed, then instantly springs back to its original shape; that quick return to form is resilience in action.
Sounds Like
ri-ZIL-yuhnt
Looks Like
Looks like resilience, sharing the same root and the idea of bouncing back; ends with -ent as a common adjective ending.
Remember This
Resilience is the capacity to recover from setbacks, adapt to change, and keep going. Resilience (noun) and resiliency (alternate noun) refer to this quality.
Other Forms
Connect With
endurance, adaptability, toughness, elasticity, perseverance
Note
Use resilient to describe people, systems, or materials that recover quickly. Do not confuse with resolute, which means determined rather than able to recover.