Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resilient

/ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
re-silient
IPA
/ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt/
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances)

adj

Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances)

adj

Returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions. (of systems, organisms or people)

adj

Returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions. (of systems, organisms or people)

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin resiliō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -ēns Latin resiliēnsder. English resilient From Latin resiliēns, resilientem (“rebounding”, present active participle of resiliō) (whence -ent), from saliō (“leap, jump”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more resilient (comparative) most resilient (superlative)

Derived Forms

cyberresilient irresilient nonresilient resilience resiliently ultraresilient unresilient

Frequently Paired Words

resile resilience result

Synonyms

bendable flexible strong bouncy live lively springy

Antonyms

brittle fragile

Rhymes With

brilliant

Questions

How do you pronounce resilient?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt/.
What does resilient mean?
Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances)
Where does resilient come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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