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10 Language-to-English DictionariesResilience
/rɪˈzɪl.jəns/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, toughness, or psychological adaptability in the face of stress.
"Her remarkable resilience helped her navigate through the most challenging periods of her career." - 2
The ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed.
"The rubber material was chosen for its high resilience and durability under pressure."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb resilire, meaning to recoil, rebound, or spring back, formed from re- (back) and salire (to leap). Entering English in the early 17th century primarily in physical mechanics to describe elastic materials, the term evolved during the 20th century to encompass psychological endurance and ecological adaptability.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Resilience" is said worldwide
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résilience
Transliteration: ʁe.zi.ljɑ̃s
"La résilience est essentielle pour surmonter les épreuves de la vie."
Resilienz
Transliteration: ʁeziˈliɛnt͡s
"Resilienz hilft uns, Krisen erfolgreich zu bewältigen."
resilienza
Transliteration: re.ziˈljɛn.t͡sa
"La sua resilienza di fronte alle avversità è stata ammirevole."
resiliencia
Transliteration: re.siˈljeɲ.sja
"Demostró una gran resiliencia tras perder su empleo."
resiliência
Transliteration: ʁe.ziˈljẽ.si.ɐ
"A resiliência é fundamental para o crescimento pessoal."
लचीलापन
Transliteration: lachīlāpan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मुश्किल समय में मानसिक लचीलापन बनाए रखना बहुत जरूरी है।"
韧性
Transliteration: rèn xìng
Script: 中文汉字
"她在逆境中表现出了极大的韧性。"
회복력
Transliteration: hoebokryeok
Script: 한국어 한글
"어려움을 극복하기 위해서는 강한 회복력이 필요합니다."
回復力
Transliteration: kaifukuryoku
Script: 日本語
"困難な状況の中でも回復力を保つことが大切です。"
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