resilience

Plural: resiliences

Noun

• the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit
• an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
• The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.
• The physical property of material that can resume its shape after being stretched or deformed; elasticity.
• The positive capacity of an organizational system or company to adapt and return to equilibrium after a crisis, failure or any kind of disruption, including: an outage, natural disasters, man-made disasters, terrorism, or similar (particularly IT systems, archives).
• The capacity to resist destruction or defeat, especially when under extreme pressure.

Synonyms

resiliency

Antonyms

brittleness, fragility

Related Words

resile, resiliency, resilient, result, self-sufficiency, sustainability