Definitions for resilience
rɪˈzɪl yənsre·silience

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. resilience, resiliencynoun

   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. resilience, resiliencynoun

   an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 6 votes

1. resiliencenoun

   The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.

2. resiliencenoun

   The physical property of material that can resume its shape after being stretched or deformed; elasticity.

3. resiliencenoun

   The positive ability of a system or company to adapt itself to the consequences of a catastrophic failure caused by power outage, a fire, a bomb or similar (particularly IT systems, archives).

4. Etymology: From resilio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Resilience, Resiliencynoun

   The act of starting or leaping back.

   Etymology: from resilio, Lat.

   If you strike a ball sidelong, the rebound will be as much the contrary way; whether there be any such resilience in echoes, that is, whether a man shall hear better if he stand aside the body repercussing, than if he stand where he speaketh, may be tried. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. resilience

   Resilience refers to the ability or capacity of a system, person, or entity to effectively recover or bounce back from difficulties, challenges, or significant sources of stress, such as trauma, crisis, or adversity. It involves adaptability, flexibility, and strength in facing and overcoming negative situations, and restoring normalcy while maintaining overall functionality.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. Resiliencenoun

   alt. of Resiliency

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Resilience

   Resilience is an album of songs by Electronic music artist Kid 606. It was released on Tigerbeat6.

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1. Resilience

   Resilience has delivered network security appliances with the most advanced operating system. RES/OS boasts such features as open systems flexibility and life cycle management innovations for mission-critical applications. Resilience’s high performance solutions are designed for network environments where availability is essential and security must not be compromised.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. resilience

   The ability to adapt and manage life experiences.

   We all have resilience to empower us to learn and manage life experiences.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on June 3, 2016  

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   resilience

   The ability to be flexible and change the response to create various types of movement.

   Her body has a resilience to it as a gymnast this is what she needs to perform.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 14, 2017  

Matched Categories

1. • Elasticity
   • Recoil

How to pronounce resilience?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of resilience in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of resilience in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of resilience in a Sentence

1. Bill Weld:

   Ours is a nation built on courage, resilience, and independence. In these times of great political strife, when both major parties are entrenched in their' win at all cost' battles, the voices of the American people are being ignored and our nation is suffering, it is time for patriotic men and women across our great nation to stand and plant a flag. It is time to return to the principles of Lincoln -- equality, dignity, and opportunity for all. There is no greater cause on earth than to preserve what truly makes America great. I am ready to lead that fight.

2. Mark Milley:

   These have been incredibly emotional and trying days and indeed years. We are all conflicted with feelings of pain and anger, sorrow and sadness combined with pride and resilience, there are no words I or the secretary or the president or anyone else will ever do to bring the dead back. But we can always honor them.

3. Oleg Verniaiev:

   I would go and cry and then we'll prepare for the team final, physically I don't have enough resilience, I slowed down because of that.

4. Zeke Smith:

   My name started getting tossed around, and the reason why is that nobody wanted to sit next to me in the end, because I had a very compelling story. i felt I was in a position where it was very important to model resilience.

5. Yoel Guzansky:

   I’m very pessimistic, iran shows patience, resilience, determination. I’m sorry to say the Americans don’t show that, and we don’t have a lot of time.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=resilience
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Resilience
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=resilience
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resilience
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=resilience
7. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/resilience