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transilient

[ tran-sil-ee-uhnt, -sil-yuhnt ]

adjective

  1. leaping or passing from one thing or state to another.


transilient

/ trænˈsɪlɪənt /

adjective

  1. passing quickly from one thing to another
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • tranˈsilience, noun
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Other Words From

  • tran·sili·ence noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of transilient1

1805–15; < Latin trānsilient- (stem of trānsiliēns ), present participle of trānsilīre to leap across, equivalent to trāns- trans- + -sili- (combining form of salīre to leap) + -ent- -ent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of transilient1

C19: from Latin transilīre to jump over, from trans- + salīre to leap

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