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RESILIENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Elastic; rebounds readily
Example:
springy turf
Synonyms:
bouncy; live; lively; resilient; springy
Classified under:
Similar:
elastic (capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy)
Derivation:
resile (return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed)
resile (spring back; spring away from an impact)
resilience (the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit)
resilience (an occurrence of rebounding or springing back)
resiliency (the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit)
resiliency (an occurrence of rebounding or springing back)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
Classified under:
Similar:
spirited (displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness)
Context examples:
The findings support the idea that dietary specialists are more vulnerable to changes in resource availability and environmental change than are more resilient generalists.
(Whaling and climate change lead to 100 years of feast or famine for Antarctic penguins, National Science Foundation)
This study sends a hopeful message that ecosystems can be surprisingly resilient if given enough time after a major disturbance, said Doug Levey, a program director in NSF's Division of Environmental Biology.
(Coastal birds can weather the storm, but not the sea, National Science Foundation)
Ending overfishing is a quick, deliverable action which will restore fish populations, create more resilient ocean ecosystems, decrease CO2 pollution and increase carbon capture, and deliver more profitable fisheries and thriving coastal communities.
(Oceans running out of oxygen at unprecedented rate, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
In the process of teaching you, he toughened you up, took you out of your comfort zone, and showed you that you were stronger, more resilient, and more resourceful about finding solutions to life’s roadblocks than you ever thought possible.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
We have found that the larva of a common insect, Galleria mellonella, is able to biodegrade one of the toughest, most resilient, and most used plastics: polyethylene, says Federica Bertocchini of the Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology of Cantabria in Spain.
(Plastic Eating Worm Could Help Ease Pollution, VOA)
This study shows that, despite a common perception that ecological systems are resilient, they can be so slow to rebound that they're unlikely to return to the same undisturbed state, says Francisco Moore, a program director in NSF's Division of Environmental Biology.
(Plant biodiversity struggles to return in wake of agricultural abandonment, National Science Foundation)
The researchers found that while stress-resilient mice had VTA dopamine neurons with stable firing rates and normal dopamine activity, these neurons had higher levels of an excitatory electrical current than those of stressed mice.
(Self-tuning neurons promote resilience to stress, depression, NIH)
