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resilience

/ɹə.zɪl.ɪ.əns/

Meanings
  • Noun

    The ability to recover quickly from illness, injury, or adversity; robustness.

    - "Her resilience helped her bounce back from the accident."
    - "The team's resilience kept them going despite the setbacks."
  • Noun

    The capability of a strained body to return to the normal shape or position after deformation.

    - "The rubber band had excellent resilience."
    - "The tree displayed remarkable resilience after being bent by the wind."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with resilience
recluse , recuse , reserve , rehearse , reprise
Variants
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resilience , resiliences
Etymology
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From Latin resilire, meaning 'to leap back', from re- 'back' + salire 'to leap'.


Trivia
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  1. Resilience is a key factor in mental and physical health.

  2. The ability to be resilient is not a fixed trait; it can be developed and strengthened.

  3. Resilient individuals are often better equipped to handle stress and anxiety.


Related Concepts
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  1. Adversity: A state or instance of serious trouble, hardship, or misfortune.

  2. Adaptability: The ability to adjust to new conditions.

  3. Flexibility: The ability to bend or yield without breaking.


Quotes
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  1. It is really wonderful how much "resilience" there is in human nature. Let any obstructing cause, no matter what, be removed in any way, even by death, and we fly back to first principles of hope and enjoyment.

    - Bram Stoker,{it}Dracula{/it},1897
  2. … the concert remained a remarkable tribute to Dylan's "resilience" and continued relevance.

    - Susan Richardson,{it}Rolling Stone{/it},15 Dec. 1994
  3. He squeezed the rubber with a clamp and then released it—demonstrating with this painfully simple experiment that the material lost its "resilience" and therefore its ability to flex rapidly enough to protect the rocket joint from tumultuous hot gases.

    - James Gleick,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},13 Nov. 1988
  4. With amazing "resilience" the two tribes pulled together and set out to found a new town farther up the river.

    - Carolyn Gilman,{it}American Indian Art Magazine{/it},Spring 1988

Culture
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Resilience is a highly valued trait in various cultures, as it is seen as a sign of strength and adaptability. In literature, resilient characters often face adversity but continue to persevere. In music, resilience is a common theme in songs about overcoming challenges.

How to Memorize "resilience"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a rubber band being stretched and then released. This represents the concept of resilience.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'resilience' with the image of a tree bending in the wind but not breaking.
    - Think of a bouncing ball to remember the meaning of resilience.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'R-e-s-i-l-i-e-n-c-e: Recover Easily from Setbacks, Illness, Life's Challenges and Experiences'.


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