resilience

Definition

Resilience is the ability to recover quickly from difficulties, stress, or change. It can describe both people and materials that bounce back instead of breaking.

Etymology

From Latin *resilire* meaning 'to spring back, rebound'. It first described physical materials and later was applied to emotional and mental strength.

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