/ri zil"yeuhns, -zil"ee euhns/ , n.
1. the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.
2. ability to recover readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyancy.
Also, resiliency .
[ 1620-30; resili ( ens ), prp. of resilire to spring back, rebound (see RESILIENT) + -ENCE ]