resiliency

noun

re·​sil·​ien·​cy ri-ˈzil-yən(t)-sē 

plural resiliencies

1

: the ability of something to return to its original size and shape after being compressed or deformed : resilience sense 1

Most of these rollers have to be replaced every few years when the rubber loses its resiliency.

—Steve Rosenthal

Upholstery consisted of lightweight leather cushions; frequently there were springs beneath the cushions for added resiliency.

—Daniel M. Mendelowitz

2

: an ability to recover from or adjust easily to adversity or change : resilience sense 2

… the resiliency of nature and humans in the wake of fires, floods, earthquakes, volcanoes, and other destructive forces.

—Richard K. Snow et al.

The Brewers have shown a resiliency through the season's ups and downs …

—The Associated Press

The project's goal is to develop … cultivars with certain traits; for example, better climate resiliency and better tolerance for low water and low fertilizer conditions.

—Julie Chao

Examples of resiliency in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those could include remote sensors, autonomous underwater vehicles and other equipment that requires persistent, low-visibility power in remote and sensitive offshore and coastal environments, as well as power resiliency for forward military bases. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

Geographic resiliency This section of the directive appears to endorse the results of a recent Pentagon study that identified the need for the government to have a third heavy-lift launch site in the United States. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

Practicing deep but infrequent irrigation all season long is the best way to promote deep rooting and increase resiliency in lawns. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026

Like the series at Yankee Stadium, the Sox showed resiliency by avoiding a sweep. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for resiliency

• brilliancy

Kids Definition

resiliency

noun

re·​sil·​ien·​cy ri-ˈzil-yən-sē 

: resilience

Medical Definition

resiliency

noun

re·​sil·​ien·​cy ri-ˈzil-yən-sē 

plural resiliencies

: resilience