resilience
/ɹɪˈzɪɫiəns/
the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness
resilience in a sentence
“The community showed resilience in rebuilding after the storm.”
Origin of resilience
Latin 'resilire' (to jump back, recoil)
Related Words
perseverance
persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success
fortitude
courage in pain or adversity
antifragility
a property of systems that increase in capability or resilience as a result of stressors
endurance
the fact or power of enduring an unpleasant or difficult process or situation
grit
courage and resolve; strength of character
tenacity
the quality or fact of being very determined; persistence