resilience C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɹɪˈzɪl.ɪ.əns/ See IPA manual Freq #36330 Meanings 1 noun The ability to recover quickly from difficulties, illness, or misfortune. Her resilience helped her bounce back after losing her job. 2 noun The ability of a system or organization to recover and keep working after a crisis or disruption. The company invested heavily in the resilience of its computer network. 3 noun The ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched or bent. Rubber is valued for its strength and resilience. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 noun · the ability of a material... resiliency Word family Derived forms bioresiliencecyberresilienceultraresilience Related forms resileresiliencyresilientresultself-sufficiencysustainability Etymology AI details From Latin resiliō (“to spring back”) + -ence. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # resilience **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈzɪl.ɪ.əns/ **Frequency rank:** 36330 ## Meanings 1. The ability to recover quickly from difficulties, illness, or misfortune. 2. The ability of a system or organization to recover and keep working after a crisis or disruption. 3. The ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched or bent. ## Examples - Her resilience helped her bounce back after losing her job. - The company invested heavily in the resilience of its computer network. - Rubber is valued for its strength and resilience. ## Derived Forms - bioresilience - cyberresilience - ultraresilience ## Related Forms - resile - resiliency - resilient - result - self-sufficiency - sustainability ## Etymology From Latin resiliō (“to spring back”) + -ence. ## AI Etymology Resilience is from Latin resiliō (“to spring back”) + -ence. In present-day use, it can mean the ability to recover quickly from difficulties, illness, or misfortune, or the ability of a system or organization to recover and keep working after a crisis or disruption. Derived formations include bioresilience, cyberresilience, and ultraresilience. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown