noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of resilience.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: resilience
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
resiliency
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CMU ARPABET: R IH0 Z IH1 L Y AH0 N S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: resilience
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: elasticity, snap
noun
Meaning 3
an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: resilience
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *sel- Proto-Indo-European *-yétor Proto-Indo-European *sl̥yétor Proto-Italic *saljō?? Latin saliō Latin resiliō English -ency English resiliency From Latin resiliō (“to spring back”) + English -ency.