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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  resilience \re*sil"i*ence\ (r[-e]*z[i^]l"[i^]*ens), resiliency
  \re*sil"i*en*cy\ (r[-e]*z[i^]l"[i^]*en*s[y^]), n.
     1. The act of springing back, rebounding, or resiling; as,
        the resilience of a ball or of sound.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. The power or inherent property of returning to the form
        from which a substance is bent, stretched, compressed, or
        twisted; elasticity[1]; springiness; -- of objects and
        substances.
        [PJC]
  
     3. Hence: The power or ability to recover quickly from a
        setback, depression, illness, overwork or other adversity;
        buoyancy; elasticity[2]; -- of people.
        [PJC]
  
     4. (Mech. & Engin.) The mechanical work required to strain an
        elastic body, as a deflected beam, stretched spring, etc.,
        to the elastic limit; also, the work performed by the body
        in recovering from such strain.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  resiliency
       n 1: an occurrence of rebounding or springing back [syn: {resilience}]
       2: the physical property of a material that can return to its
          original shape or position after deformation that does not
          exceed its elastic limit [syn: {resilience}]

















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