re|sil|i|ence

re|sil|i|ence
re|sil|i|ence «rih ZIHL ee uhns, -ZIHL yuhns», noun.
1. the power of springing back; resilient quality or nature; elasticity: »

Rubber hresilience.

2. Figurative. the power of recovering readily; buoyancy; cheerfulness: »

a man of great resilience.


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  • dis|sil|i|ence — «dih SIHL ee uhns», noun. = dissiliency. (Cf. ↑dissiliency) …   Useful english dictionary

  • tran|sil|i|ence — «tran SIHL ee uhns», noun. an abrupt passing from one thing to another …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dissilience — Dis*sil i*ence (?; 106), Dissiliency Dis*sil i*en*cy, n. The act of leaping or starting asunder. Johnson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dissiliency — Dissilience Dis*sil i*ence (?; 106), Dissiliency Dis*sil i*en*cy, n. The act of leaping or starting asunder. Johnson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • resilience — e*sil i*ence (r[ e]*z[i^]l [i^]*ens), resiliency e*sil i*en*cy (r[ e]*z[i^]l [i^]*en*s[y^]), n. 1. The act of springing back, rebounding, or resiling; as, the resilience of a ball or of sound. [1913 Webster] 2. The power or inherent property of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • resiliency — resilience e*sil i*ence (r[ e]*z[i^]l [i^]*ens), resiliency e*sil i*en*cy (r[ e]*z[i^]l [i^]*en*s[y^]), n. 1. The act of springing back, rebounding, or resiling; as, the resilience of a ball or of sound. [1913 Webster] 2. The power or inherent… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Transilience — Tran*sil i*ence, Transiliency Tran*sil i*en*cy, n. [L. transiliens, p. pr. of transilire to leap across or over; trans across, over + salire to leap.] A leap across or from one thing to another. [R.] An unadvised transiliency. Glanvill. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Transiliency — Transilience Tran*sil i*ence, Transiliency Tran*sil i*en*cy, n. [L. transiliens, p. pr. of transilire to leap across or over; trans across, over + salire to leap.] A leap across or from one thing to another. [R.] An unadvised transiliency.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • resilience — re|sil|i|ence [rıˈzıliəns] n also re|sil|i|en|cy [ ənsi][U] 1.) the ability to become strong, happy, or successful again after a difficult situation or event →↑toughness resilience of ▪ the resilience of youth ▪ People showed remarkable… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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