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The plant's resilience helped it grow after the storm.
What does Resilience mean?
Resilience means bouncing back.
Dictionary definition
The ability to recover, adapt, or keep going after difficulty.
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Reading about resilience can encourage students during challenges.
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The biography showed resilience through setbacks, practice, and hope.
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What does resilience mean?
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Which word is closest in meaning to resilience?
Toughness is close to resilience in this main meaning.
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ri · zil · yunss · strongest beat: zil
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Partnoun.
MeaningResilience means bouncing back.
ExampleExample: The plant's resilience helped it grow after the storm.
Word breakdown
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- Syllables
- ri · zil · yunss
- Strongest beat
- zil
- Ending
- yunss
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on zil.
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toughnessUse when this word fits the same meaning in context.
strengthUse when this word fits the same meaning in context.
adaptabilityUse when this word fits the same meaning in context.
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resilience
adjective
resilient
Able to recover after difficulty.
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