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readiness

/ˈɹɛdinəs/noun3 syllables

Readiness means: prompt willingness.

Synonyms for readiness7

noun, as in prompt willingness

eagerness, zeal, forwardness

noun, as in the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)

preparedness, preparation

noun, as in (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way

set

noun, as in a natural effortlessness

facility

What does readiness mean?4

noun

1

prompt willingness“readiness to continue discussions”

2

the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)“putting them in readiness”

3

(psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way“the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution”

4

a natural effortlessness“they conversed with great facility”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Readiness in a sentence

  • It is correct to say that psychological readiness is important in this therapy.Miktsoanit
  • A number of students announced their readiness to engage in the contest.unknown
  • Readiness for a crisis is a key factor in success.Miktsoanit
  • The readiness to face crises is a key factor in success.Miktsoanit
  • President Jackson's actions have kneecapped our readiness for a future crisis.shekitten
  • I was so nervous that I didn't even have the readiness to reply.Nuel
  • The maintainability and the operational readiness of a number of these craft are actually suspect.Cangarejo

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of readiness

as a noun

plural
readinesses