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resilience

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the power or ability of a material to return to its original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.
the ability of a person to adjust to or recover readily from illness, adversity, major life changes, etc.; buoyancy.
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.

First recorded in 1620–30; resili(ent) + -ence

Throughout the next year, the city changed but it's resilience never did.

They each have a unique struggle and their own reserves of resilience and humor.

I am awed by the resilience of these people whose sexual identities are literally a matter of life and death.

The Resilience Project will mail kits to individuals who sign up to participate.

This summer, the Resilience Project will begin accepting DNA samples from individuals around the world.

She walked, as always, with the elastic resilience of unfettered youth.

Whole chapters could supply no clearer tribute to his resilience and entire adequacy.

The German temperament has not the initiative, the resilience, which are the prime conditions of a successful revolution.

A general elasticity of structure, a suggestion of sinews and physical resilience characterizes this type.

The hour of sleep had been enough to restore her resilience.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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