Defenition of the word resilience

• Defenition of the word resilience

  • The positive capacity of a person or a community to cope with stress and catastrophe.
  • irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; "I admired his bouyancy and persistent good humor"
  • the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation
  • the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit
  • an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

Synonyms for the word resilience

• • buoyancy
  • elasticity
  • flexibility
  • hardiness
  • irrepressibility
  • pliability
  • resiliency
  • resistance
  • spirit
  • toughness

Similar words in the resilience

• • resilience
  • resilience's

Hypernyms for the word resilience

• • backlash
  • elasticity
  • life
  • liveliness
  • rebound
  • recoil
  • repercussion
  • snap
  • spirit
  • sprightliness

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