Resilient — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like

elastic; rebounds readily

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻsˈɪliənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪsˈɪliənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪsˈɪliənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻsˈɪliənt/.

Examples

clean bouncy hair
a lively tennis ball
as resilient as seasoned hickory

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

live springy bouncy lively

Parts of Speech

adjective	recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
adjective	elastic; rebounds readily “clean bouncy hair”

Word Forms

bounce	noun	rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
bounciness	noun	the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
liveliness	noun	animation and energy in action or expression
resiliency	noun	an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
resilience	noun	an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
resile	verb	spring back; spring away from an impact
springiness	noun	the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

robust

sich schnell von Widrigkeiten, Depressionen oder Ähnlichem erholen

🇫🇷French

résilient

se remettre facilement de l’adversité, de la dépression ou autre

🇪🇸Spanish

resiliente

recuperarse fácilmente de la adversidad, la depresión o cosas similares

🇮🇹Italian

resiliente

riprendersi prontamente dalle avversità, dalla depressione o simili

🇳🇱Dutch

veerkrachtig

gemakkelijk herstellen van tegenslag, depressie en dergelijke

🇵🇹Portuguese

resiliente

recuperando-se prontamente da adversidade, depressão ou algo semelhante

🇷🇺Russian

устойчивый

легко восстанавливаться после невзгод, депрессии и т.п.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लचीला

प्रतिकूलता, अवसाद, या इस तरह की किसी भी स्थिति से आसानी से उबरना

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থিতিস্থাপক

প্রতিকূলতা, বিষণ্নতা, বা এর মতো থেকে সহজেই পুনরুদ্ধার করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மீள்தன்மையுடையது

துன்பம், மனச்சோர்வு அல்லது போன்றவற்றிலிருந்து உடனடியாக மீள்வது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థితిస్థాపకంగా

ప్రతికూలత, నిరాశ లేదా ఇలాంటి వాటి నుండి వెంటనే కోలుకోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

लवचिक

संकट, नैराश्य किंवा यासारख्या गोष्टींमधून सहज बरे होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થિતિસ્થાપક

પ્રતિકૂળતા, ડિપ્રેશન અથવા તેના જેવામાંથી સરળતાથી સ્વસ્થ થવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚೇತರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ

ಪ್ರತಿಕೂಲತೆ, ಖಿನ್ನತೆ, ಅಥವಾ ಮುಂತಾದವುಗಳಿಂದ ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಚೇತರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതിരോധശേഷിയുള്ള

പ്രതികൂല സാഹചര്യങ്ങൾ, വിഷാദം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റുള്ളവയിൽ നിന്ന് പെട്ടെന്ന് കരകയറുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਚਕੀਲਾ

ਮੁਸੀਬਤ, ਉਦਾਸੀ, ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਆਸਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਠੀਕ ਹੋ ਜਾਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

لچکدار

مصیبت، ڈپریشن، یا اس طرح سے آسانی سے صحت یاب ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有弹性的

容易从逆境、抑郁等中恢复过来

🇯🇵Japanese

弾力性のある

逆境やうつ病などからすぐに回復する

🇰🇷Korean

탄력있는

역경, 우울증 등에서 쉽게 회복됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đàn hồi

phục hồi dễ dàng sau nghịch cảnh, trầm cảm hoặc tương tự

🇹🇭Thai

ยืดหยุ่น

ฟื้นตัวจากความทุกข์ยาก ความหดหู่ หรือสิ่งที่คล้ายกันได้โดยง่าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

ulet

mudah pulih dari kesulitan, depresi, atau sejenisnya

🇵🇭Filipino

nababanat

madaling makabangon mula sa kahirapan, depresyon, o iba pa

🇲🇾Malay

berdaya tahan

pulih dengan mudah daripada kesusahan, kemurungan, atau sebagainya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرن

التعافي بسهولة من الشدائد أو الاكتئاب أو ما شابه ذلك

🇮🇷Persian

انعطاف پذیر

بهبودی سریع از سختی، افسردگی یا موارد مشابه

🇹🇷Turkish

dayanıklı

sıkıntı, depresyon veya benzeri durumlardan kolayca kurtulmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִתאוֹשֵׁשׁ מַהֵר

מתאושש בקלות ממצוקות, דיכאון וכדומה

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