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resilience

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re·sil·ience  (r-zlyns)
n.
1. The ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy.
2. The property of a material that enables it to resume its original shape or position after being bent, stretched, or compressed; elasticity.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.resilience - the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit
elasticity, snap - the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap"
2.resilience - an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion - a movement back from an impact
Translations
Spanish resilience [rɪˈzɪlɪəns] n [of material] → elasticidad f [of person] → resistencia
French resilience [rɪˈzɪlɪəns] n [of material] → élasticité f [of person]; ressort m
German resilience [rɪˈzɪlɪəns] n (of material) → Widerstandsfähigkeit f;
(of person) → Unverwüstlichkeit f

Italian resilience [rɪˈzɪlɪəns] n [of material] → elasticità, resilienza; [of person] → capacità di recupero

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At last he arose in a weary manner, as though all the resilience had gone out of his body, and proceeded to fasten the dogs to the sled.
All grace, and resilience, and power resided therein.
It is really wonderful how much resilience there is in human nature.
 
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