resilience

UK: /rɪˈzɪliəns/ US: /rɪˈzɪljəns/ ,(ri zil′yəns, -zil′ē əns)

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re•sil•ience /rɪˈzɪlyəns/   n. [uncountable]

1. the ability to spring back to an original form after having been squeezed, stretched, etc.
2. the ability to recover quickly from illness, misfortune, troubles, or the like.

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re•sil•ience  (ri zil′yəns, -zil′ē əns), n. 

1. the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched;
   elasticity.
2. ability to recover readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like;
   buoyancy.

Also, re•sil′ien•cy. 

• Latin resili(ēns), present participle of resilīre to spring back, rebound (see resilient) + -ence
• 1620–30

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resilience / rɪˈzɪlɪəns/ noun

1. Also: resiliency the state or quality of being resilient
2. the ability of an ecosystem to return to its original state after being disturbed
3. the amount of potential energy stored in an elastic material when deformed