resilience

C1 Topic:Psychology & Behavior

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 resile resiliency resilient resultself-sufficiencysustainability

Etymology

From Latin resiliō (“to spring back”) + -ence.

Topics

Psychology & Behavior Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Psychology & Behavior
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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