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non-resilient

non--re·sil·ient
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te ri-zil-yuh nt, -zil-ee-uh nt]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ rɪˈzɪl yənt, -ˈzɪl i ənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te ri-zil-yuh nt, -zil-ee-uh nt]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ rɪˈzɪl yənt, -ˈzɪl i ənt/

Definitions of non-resilient word

  • adjective non-resilient springing back; rebounding. 1
  • adjective non-resilient returning to the original form or position after being bent, compressed, or stretched. 1
  • adjective non-resilient recovering readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyant. 1
See all 3 definitions of non-resilient

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Origin of non-resilient

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; < Latin resilient- (stem of resiliēns), present participle of resilīre to spring back, equivalent to re- re- + -sil-, combining form of salīre to leap, jump + -ent- -ent); see salient

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Parts of speech for Non-resilient

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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non-resilient popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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