resilience

[ ri-zil-yuh ns, -zil-ee-uh ns or ri-zil-yuh n-see, -zil-ee-uh n-see ]

/ rɪˈzɪl yəns, -ˈzɪl i əns or rɪˈzɪl yən si, -ˈzɪl i ən si /

the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.

ability to recover readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyancy.

Origin of resilience

1620–30; < Latin resili(ēns), present participle of resilīre to spring back, rebound (see resilient) + -ence

non·re·sil·i·ence, noun non·re·sil·i·en·cy, noun

resign, resignation, resigned, resignee, resile, resilience, resilient, resilin, resin, resin duct, resinate

“Dr. Addison has shown strength and resiliency during an extremely difficult time,” an embassy spokesperson tells me.

Let’s Free Stacey Addison, The Oregon Woman Jailed at the Ends of the Earth |Christopher Dickey |October 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It is still a shell of what it once was but its resiliency is undeniable.

Heavy Blow to Al Qaeda |Bruce Riedel |August 28, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
With resiliency and grace, the Gores triumphed over such setbacks with extraordinary accomplishment.

The Gore Marriage: Is It Just Like Yours? |Leslie Bennetts |June 2, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
With resiliency and grace, the Gores triumphed over setbacks with extraordinary accomplishment and determination.

The Gore Marriage: Is It Just Like Yours? |Leslie Bennetts |June 2, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

Fort Hood this fall had just launched a new “Resiliency Campus.”

Anywhere but Fort Hood |Gail Sheehy |November 6, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
That resiliency which had kept him from going before under terrific stress stood him in good stead now.

The Hidden Places |Bertrand W. Sinclair
It is obvious from this that the sap wood excels in tensile strength the red wood in compression strength and resiliency.

Hunting with the Bow and Arrow |Saxton Pope
Silence is economy and resiliency is superior to resistance.

Creative Chemistry |Edwin E. Slosson
This capacity seems to account for the resiliency of personality and social organization in dealing with threat and danger.

An Assessment of the Consequences and Preparations for a Catastrophic California Earthquake: Findings and Actions Taken |Various
The ball is similar to that of the tennis court, made in Spain with a high degree of resiliency and costing five dollars.

The History of Cuba, vol. 5 |Willis Fletcher Johnson

resilience

/ (rɪˈzɪlɪəns) /

Also: resiliency the state or quality of being resilient

ecology the ability of an ecosystem to return to its original state after being disturbed

physics the amount of potential energy stored in an elastic material when deformed