resilientre‧sil‧i‧ent /rɪˈzɪliənt/ adjective 
Children are often very resilient. The company proved remarkably resilient during the recession.2strong and not easily damaged by being pulled, pressed etc: boots with tough resilient soles Any chemical treatment will leave hair less resilient than before.—resiliently adverb
WORD ORIGINresilient
Origin:
1600-1700 Latin present participle of resilire ‘to jump back’, from salire ‘to jump’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Amy will soon be out of hospital -- children of her age are very resilient.
- Being twenty-three years old and quite resilient, I got over the shock pretty quickly.
- The enemy proved far more resilient than expected.
- Confounding nearly all expectations, he and his cut-throat regime proved highly resilient.
- Exceptionally resilient, Lillie embarked on a new career - as an actress.
- Jim Harbaugh has been very resilient all year.
- The scenes of them together, despairing and hopeful, angry and resilient, are masterful.
- Young, charming, talented; she was also more resilient than he had anticipated.
Longman Language Activatorstrong and healthy, and able to deal with illnesses, difficult conditions etc
· She had three young daughters, all strong and healthy.· After a week in bed I felt strong enough to try walking a few steps.have a strong constitution (=have a naturally strong and healthy body) · Despite his strong constitution, his health was beginning to suffer.
strong and healthy-looking, and a little short: · Maria was small and sturdy, with dark hair and dark eyes.· Mrs Harding herself was thin and frail but her son was a sturdy sixteen-year- old.· The ponies used underground were sturdy little animals that came originally from Northern Spain.
someone who is robust , is strong and healthy and unlikely to become ill or get tired easily: · Though he was over seventy, he was still robust and active.· Less robust persons might need a siesta, but Eva worked right through from dawn till dusk.
people who are hardy are naturally strong and healthy and can live in very difficult or uncomfortable conditions: · The people who lived in the hills were a hardy and hard-working race.· Charolais cattle do not like rain or too much cold. They are not hardy animals.
physically and mentally strong, so that you can live through very difficult conditions: · When Aunt Agnes caught cholera out in India, we all expected her to die -- but she's a tough old lady and she pulled through.· I know she's only a kid, but she's tough.
someone who is resilient , especially a young person, is strong and healthy, so that they are only affected for a short time by illness, difficulties, or sudden changes in their lives: · Amy will soon be out of hospital -- children of her age are very resilient.· Being twenty-three years old and quite resilient, I got over the shock pretty quickly.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The company proved remarkably resilient during the recession.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
1able to become strong, happy, or successful again after a difficult situation or event: The company proved remarkably resilient during the recession.· The Great and Good have proved more resilient than might have been expected.· In comparison, their achieving schoolmates are much more resilient, less fearful, and less needful of the approval of others.· Young, charming, talented; she was also more resilient than he had anticipated.· More individual lives make the ecosystem more resilient.· The jarrah, shaped by generations of struggle, was more resilient.· But it has proved much more resilient than we expected.· There are also other measures that can improve overall health and make the body more resilient.· The ambition and drive were still there, but more tempered, more resilient than before.
· On the surface, at least, most of the children seem remarkably resilient.· After her initial prostration, Constanze proved remarkably resilient, and began to demonstrate her innate capacity for organization.· A straw-poll of representatives yesterday showed support for the Chancellor is remarkably resilient.· Probably for this reason, it has proved a remarkably resilient idea.· Although cob walls contain no stone, apart from the footings, they are remarkably resilient.
Children are often very resilient. The company proved remarkably resilient during the recession.2strong and not easily damaged by being pulled, pressed etc: boots with tough resilient soles Any chemical treatment will leave hair less resilient than before.—resiliently adverb