WordNet Dictionary- [adj] rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"
- [adj] recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Re*sil"i*ent\ (-ent), a. [L. resiliens, p. pr.] Leaping back; rebounding; recoling.