Resilientia
The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties—the ability to spring back from adversity, trauma, or stress, and to adapt positively in the face of significant challenges.
/rɪˈzɪl.i.əns/Definition
The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties—the ability to spring back from adversity, trauma, or stress, and to adapt positively in the face of significant challenges.
Detailed
The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties—the ability to spring back from adversity, trauma, or stress, and to adapt positively in the face of significant challenges. From Latin ‘resilire’ (to spring back/rebound), from ‘re-‘ (back) + ‘salire’ (to jump). Originally a physics term (material returning to shape after deformation). Now primarily psychological: the capacity to recover from adversity, trauma, or setback.
Etymology
From Latin ‘resilire’ (to spring back/rebound), from ‘re-‘ (back) + ‘salire’ (to jump). Originally a physics term (material returning to shape after deformation). Now primarily psychological: the capacity to recover from adversity, trauma, or setback.
Explanations
Conceptual Breakdown
The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties—the ability to spring back from adversity, trauma, or stress, and to adapt positively in the face of significant challenges.
Translations & Equivalents
| Language | Script | Transliteration | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telugu | స్థితిస్థాపకత | స్థితిస్థాపకత | |
| Tamil | மீள்திறன் | மீள்திறன் | |
| Kannada | ಸ್ಥಿತಿಸ್ಥಾಪಕತ್ವ | ಸ್ಥಿತಿಸ್ಥಾಪಕತ್ವ | |
| Malayalam | പ്രതിരോധശേഷി | പ്രതിരോധശേഷി | |
| Hindi | लचीलापन | लचीलापन | |
| Sanskrit | प्रत्यवस्थानम् | प्रत्यवस्थानम् | |
| Gujarati | સ્થિતિસ્થાપકતા | સ્થિતિસ્થાપકતા | |
| Bengali | স্থিতিস্থাপকতা | স্থিতিস্থাপকতা | |
| Marathi | लवचिकता | लवचिकता | |
| Urdu | لچک | لچک | |
| Arabic | مرونة | مرونة | |
| French | résilience | résilience | |
| German | Resilienz | Resilienz | |
| Spanish | resiliencia | resiliencia | |
| Portuguese | resiliência | resiliência | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 韧性 | 韧性 | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 韌性 | 韌性 | |
| Japanese | レジリエンス | レジリエンス | |
| Polish | odporność | odporność | |
| Russian | стойкость | стойкость | |
| Malay | ketahanan | ketahanan | |
| Indonesian | ketahanan | ketahanan | |
| Filipino | katatagan | katatagan | |
| Italian | resilienza | resilienza | |
| Danish | modstandsdygtighed | modstandsdygtighed | |
| English | resilience | resilience |
Videos
More video explanations by language
- Résilience: Force pour Surmonter l’Adversité
- Resiliência: Força para Superar a Adversidade
- المرونة: القوة على تجاوز الشدائد
- लचीलापन: विपरीत परिस्थितियों को पार करने की शक्ति
- 韧性：克服逆境的力量
- レジリエンス：逆境を乗り越える力
- Resilienz: Kraft zur Überwindung von Widrigkeiten
- Устойчивость: Сила для Преодоления Невзгод
- Resilienza: Forza per Superare l’Avversità
- Resilience – Polish Explanation
- Resilience – Danish Explanation
- Resilience – Bengali Explanation
- Resilience – Indonesian Explanation
- Resilience – Malay Explanation
- Resilience – Filipino Explanation
- Resilience – Persian Explanation
- Resilience – Greek Explanation
- Resilience – Tamil Explanation
- Resilience – Urdu Explanation
- Resilience – Hebrew Explanation
- Resilience – Telugu Explanation
- Resilience – Gujarati Explanation
- Resilience – Kannada Explanation
- Resilience – Malayalam Explanation
- 韌性：克服逆境的力量
- Motståndskraft: Styrka att Övervinna Motgångar
- Resilience – Javanese Explanation
- Resilience – Korean (cultural loan) Explanation
- Resilience – Latin Explanation
- Resilience – Marathi Explanation
- Resilience – Sanskrit Explanation
- Resilience – Tongan Explanation
- Resilience – Welsh Explanation
- Resilience – Wolof Explanation
- Resilience – Xhosa Explanation
- Resilience – Zulu/Xhosa Explanation
Related Terms
kintsugi, strength, perseverance, antifragility
Synonyms
toughness, adaptability, endurance, grit, fortitude
Antonyms
fragility, vulnerability, brittleness, collapse