resilient implies the ability to recover shape quickly when the deforming force or pressure is removed.

She's a resilient girl - she won't be unhappy for long. Optimists argue that the economy may prove more resilient.

RESILIENCE definition: the power or ability of a material to return to its original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.

Definition of resilient adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. able to recover quickly after something unpleasant such as shock, injury, etc. He'll get over it—young people are amazingly …

People and things that are resilient are able to recover easily and quickly from unpleasant or damaging events. George Fraser was clearly a good soldier, calm and resilient. When the U.S. stock market …

1. having resilience; able to spring back to an original form or position after compression, stretching, etc.; flexible. 2. recovering readily from illness, adversity, or the like.

RESILIENT meaning: 1 : able to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens; 2 : able to return to an original shape after being pulled, stretched, pressed, bent, etc.