Both Uses of
resilient
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Symbols are very resilient, but the pentacle was altered by the early Roman Catholic Church.†
Chpt 6 *
- Despite the aluminum braces on his legs, he carried himself with a resilient, vertical dignity that seemed more a by-product of noble ancestry than any kind of conscious effort.†
Chpt 53-54
Definition:
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(resilient) able to withstand strain and/or quickly recover from it -- such as a person retaining a positive attitude, or a material returning to its shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed