resilient
adjectiveAdvancedELO 1,200GRECAT
DEFINITION
elastic; rebounds readily
WEBSTER'S 1913
Leaping back; rebounding; recoling.
ETYMOLOGY
Latin resiliens, present participle of resilire, to leap back
IN LITERATURE
“As totalitarianism struggles to avoid being overwhelmed by the forces of economic advance and the aspiration for human freedom, it is the free nations that are resilient and resurgent.”
— United States. Presidents, State of the Union Addresses (1790-2008)
IN USE
“While discussions about the potential decline of physical books have surfaced, print media has proven remarkably resilient, continuing to thrive as a multi-billion-dollar industry.”
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