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Meaning of resilience in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Noun

    resilience

    Definitions

    1. the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit

    Derived terms

    • resile
  2. 2. an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

    Derived terms

    • bounce
    • bound
    • rebound
    • recoil
    • resile
    • reverberate
    • ricochet
    • spring
    • take a hop

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

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