Meaning & use
resiliency
The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, stress, or damage; a less common variant of resilience.
See it in a sentence
The company's resiliency during the recession impressed investors who expected it to fail.
Therapists often focus on building emotional resiliency in children who face early trauma.
A note on using this word
Resiliency and resilience mean the same thing, but resilience is far more common in careful academic and professional writing.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
fragility
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