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 Definitions of resilience  [ɪˈzɪl yəns]  

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Definition of 'resilience' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) resilience
the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.

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


Definition of 'resilience' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) resilience, resiliency
the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit

2. (noun) resilience, resiliency
an occurrence of rebounding or springing back


Definition of 'resilience' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) resilience
the quality of being resilient
her remarkable resilience in such a terrible situation


Definition of 'resilience' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) resilience
alt. of Resiliency



'resilience' - Nearby Entries  

resign  resignedly  resile  resilience  resiliency  resilient  resinated  



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