June 8, 2021

Resilient

re·sil·ient

/rəˈzilyənt/

adjective

1. (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.

2. (of a substance or object) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed.

mid 17th century: from Latin resilient- ‘leaping back’, from the verb resilire