die Belastbarkeit, -en
resilience
Die Fähigkeit einer Person oder Sache, Stress, Druck oder schwierige Situationen gut auszuhalten, ohne schnell aufzugeben.
Belastbarkeit is a German noun meaning resilience, capacity to withstand stress, or load-bearing capacity.
It consists of:
- Belastung: load, stress, burden
- -barkeit: suffix meaning "-ability" or "-capacity"
Similar words:
- Widerstandskraft (resistance, resilience)
- Robustheit (robustness)
- Stressresistenz (stress resistance)
Difference:
- Belastbarkeit focuses on the ability to bear or handle stress/load over time.
- Widerstandskraft often emphasizes resistance against external forces or challenges.
- Robustheit refers more to overall sturdiness or toughness, often physical.
- Stressresistenz is specifically about psychological or emotional ability to handle stress.
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Examples
Die Belastbarkeit des Materials ist beeindruckend.noun
The resilience of the material is impressive.
In diesem Beruf ist eine hohe Belastbarkeit notwendig.noun
In this job, a high level of resilience is necessary.
Ihre Belastbarkeit wurde in der schwierigen Situation deutlich sichtbar.noun
Her resilience became clearly visible in the difficult situation.
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