resilience — the ability to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the ability to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness
Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈzɪliəns/
Example Sentences
- My phone's resilience was tested when I dropped it in the toilet.
- The community showed remarkable resilience after the natural disaster.
- His resilience is like a rubber ball - the harder life hits him, the higher he bounces back.
resilience
NOUN[/rɪˈzɪliəns/]
the ability to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness
the ability to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness
From resilience comes brilliance, beyond mere reliance!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'resilire' meaning 'to jump back' or 'to rebound,' derived from 're-' (back) and 'salire' (to leap or jump). The word entered English in the 17th century, initially used in physics before being adopted in psychological and social contexts.
Breakdown
re- (back) + sil- (leap/jump, from Latin salire) + -ence (state or quality noun suffix) = resilience
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📝Examples
“My phone's resilience was tested when I dropped it in the toilet.”
“The community showed remarkable resilience after the natural disaster.”
“His resilience is like a rubber ball - the harder life hits him, the higher he bounces back.”
“Students need to develop resilience to cope with academic pressure.”
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