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resilience

[ ri-zil-yuhns, -zil-ee-uhns ]

noun

  1. the power or ability of a material to return to its original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.
  2. the ability of a person to adjust to or recover readily from illness, adversity, major life changes, etc.; buoyancy.
  3. the ability of a system or organization to respond to or recover readily from a crisis, disruptive process, etc.:

    Cities can build resilience to climate change by investing in infrastructure.



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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDz····Գ noun
  • ԴDz····· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of resilience1

First recorded in 1620–30; resili(ent) + -ence
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But there have been areas of progress and resilience: Apartments downtown have remained relatively full.

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Another measure of Raducanu's improved resilience has been her impressive recent record in these situations - and showed it again.

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We were searching for some form of resilience.

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She says her paintings explore memory, femininity and resilience.

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Ipswich were pretty stubborn when they lost 1-0 at Emirates Stadium in December and I am expecting them to show some resilience this time too, even if they end up with the same result.

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