Definitions for résilience
rɪˈzɪl yənsrésilience

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.

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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

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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.

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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

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of résilience in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of résilience in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of résilience in a Sentence

1. sindiswa matyobeni:

   It's easier to go back than to move forward. Going forward requires resilience, faith and commitment. Going back requires no effort.

2. Evelyn Nadio:

   We expected them to buy food, given the emergency situation. But investing the money into businesses shows how very little resources can be used to build resilience among very poor communities.

3. Central Police Department:

   Instead of showing the strength and resilience of our community during this difficult time, Mr. Spell has chosen to embarrass us for his own self-promotion, this is not an issue over religious liberty, and its not about politics.

4. Ellie Dubaich:

   Ellie Dubaich stands out in the realms of yachting and reality TV as an outstanding example of resilience, versatility, and fearlessness ambition. Her journey exemplifies these traits beautifully.

5. Syria Ramla Khalidi:

   It's an unprecedented crisis in terms of its complexity, year on year the amount of funding has increased and yet we see humanitarian needs also increasing, so I think we need to change the model, reduce humanitarian dependence and focus more funding on early recovery and resilience efforts.

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References

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