bouncebackability

Syllables: bounce·back·a·bil·i·ty/ˌbaʊnsbækəˈbɪlɪti/US/ˌbaʊnsˌbækəˈbɪlɪti/

bouncebackability noun: the ability to bounce back or recover from bad circumstances.

Noun

bouncebackability (uncountable)

(informal, often) The ability to bounce back or recover from bad circumstances.
- You are able to play the game and to take the wins and losses in your stride. When the losses become too numerous, you will have some "bounce-back" ability and will try again rather than give up or become discouraged.[1962, Luella Josephine Morison, Mary Agnes Farris, Approaches for Co-workers in Professional Nursing, St. Louis, Mo.: C. V. Mosby Company, →OCLC, page 52, column 2
- [T]he best of today's furniture fillers, combining the bounce-back-ability of foam with the downy softness of fiber fill.[1972, The American Home, volume 75, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran, →OCLC, page 279, columns 2–3
Synonyms:

resilience

bouncebackability meaning in Tamil

bouncebackability in Tamil

வீழ்ச்சிக்குப்பின் எழுச்சி

Examples of bouncebackability in a sentence

Mr. [Robert] Schuller, a believer in "bouncebackability," is a clone from the Norman Vincent Peale school of positive thinking.1982, Edmund Fawcett, Tony Thomas, The American Condition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Row, →ISBN, page 419:
If Mr Dinkins can persuade the unions that it is in their interest to do a deal with a frank friend now rather than an enemy later, New York will again demonstrate its bouncebackability.1991 October 5, The Economist, volume 321, London: Economist Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 20, column 2:
When Everton were knocked out of the League Cup last week, their manager Mo Marley said: "This will be a great test of the famous Everton bouncebackability."2004 October 18, Paula Cocozza, “Everton’s ‘bouncebackability’ falls short”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian...
I think about him everyday,^([sic]) wondering why he gave up, he had so much to live for, he just didn't have that bouncebackability!2005, Peter McConnell, chapter 5, in Cold-blooded Killer, Victoria, B.C.: Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 117:

Synonyms of bouncebackability

resilience

Origin of bouncebackability

From bounce back (“to recover from bad circumstances”) + -ability (suffix forming nouns indicating an ability, inclination, or suitability for a specified condition or function). Suggestions that the word was coined in 2004 by Iain Dowie (born 1965), then manager of Crystal Palace Football Club, are inaccurate as the Oxford English Dictionary records a quotation dating back to 1972, but Dowie’s use of the word may have caused it to gain in popularity.

Words that rhyme with bouncebackability

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Questions about bouncebackability

What does bouncebackability mean?: Bouncebackability means the ability to bounce back or recover from bad circumstances.
What is bouncebackability in Tamil?: Bouncebackability in Tamil is வீழ்ச்சிக்குப்பின் எழுச்சி. See Bouncebackability meaning in Tamil.
How do you use bouncebackability in a sentence?: Mr. [Robert] Schuller, a believer in "bouncebackability," is a clone from the Norman Vincent Peale school of positive thinking.
What part of speech is bouncebackability?: Bouncebackability is a noun.
How do you pronounce bouncebackability?: Bouncebackability is pronounced /ˌbaʊnsbækəˈbɪlɪti/ (UK).

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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