Meaning of resilience in English
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resilienceDefinitions
1. the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limitDerived terms
- 2. an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
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Famous quotes
- « Australia is a nation of compassion. Courage and compassion. And the third of these great values: resilience. » Kevin Rudd
- « The resilience of these people is amazing. I am a great believer that the sooner we get things up and running in terms of sport in this area, the better. » Ian Botham
- « I marvel at the resilience of the Jewish people. Their best characteristic is their desire to remember. No other people has such an obsession with memory. » Elie Wiesel
- « People tend to overstate my resilience, but, of course, I hope they're right. » David Brudnoy
- « I developed a mechanism so that whatever mistakes I made, I would bounce straight back. Whatever was happening off the pitch, I could put it to one side and maintain my form. Call it mental resilience or a strong mind, but that is what we mean when we talk about experience in a football team. » Gary Neville