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The definition of resilience is the quality of being able to resume its original shape, or the ability to recover quickly.

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An example of resilience is the elastic waist band in sweat pants.
An example of resilience is a woman recovering from having a c-section in only one week.

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See resilience in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the quality of being resilient; esp.,

the ability to bounce or spring back into shape, position, etc.
the ability to recover strength, spirits, good humor, etc. quickly; buoyancy

Also resiliency

See resilience in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy.
The property of a material that enables it to resume its original shape or position after being bent, stretched, or compressed; elasticity.

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