Resilient
[rɪ'zɪlɪənt]
Definition
(adj.) recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like .
Editor: Woodrow--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Leaping back; rebounding; recoiling.
Edited by Lancelot
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Rebounding, recoiling, elastic, springy.
Typist: Nigel
Examples
- It is like a resilient spring in this respect, that it can give out no more power than was required to compress it. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Each consists of two facings of the best maple with a core of hard but resilient wood in the middle. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- A highly resilient structure is given the cushion for the pocket table, and one less so for the carom. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Typist: Nigel