Associations to the word «Resilient»

Wiktionary

RESILIENT, adjective. Able to endure tribulation without cracking.

Dictionary definition

RESILIENT, adjective. Recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like.
RESILIENT, adjective. Elastic; rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke