'Readiness' definitions:
Definition of 'readiness'
(from WordNet)
noun
The state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate" [syn: readiness, preparedness, preparation]
noun
Prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle" [syn: readiness, eagerness, zeal, forwardness]
noun
(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"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set" [syn: set, readiness]
noun
A natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen [syn: facility, readiness]
Definition of 'Readiness'
From: GCIDE
- Readiness \Read"i*ness\, n. The state or quality of being ready; preparation; promptness; aptitude; willingness. [1913 Webster]
- They received the word with all readiness of mind. --Acts xvii. 11. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Facility; quickness; expedition; promptitude; promptness; aptitude; aptness; knack; skill; expertness; dexterity; ease; cheerfulness. See Facility. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'readiness'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a thing for,
- ability,
- acceptance,
- accord,
- acquiescence,
- acuity,
- acuteness,
- address,
- adeptness,
- adroitness,
- affirmative,
- affirmative voice,
- agility,
- agreeability,
- agreeableness,
- agreement,
- airmanship,
- alacrity,
- alertness,
- amenability,
- animation,
- anticipation,
- anxiety,
- anxiousness,
- appetite,
- approbation,
- approval,
- aptitude,
- aptness,
- ardor,
- art,
- artfulness,
- artifice,
- artisanship,
- artistry,
- assent,
- astuteness,
- attention,
- attentiveness,
- avidity,
- avidness,
- aye,
- beginnings,
- bent,
- bias,
- blessing,
- bravura,
- breathless impatience,
- brightness,
- brilliance,
- briskness,
- cageyness,
- callidity,
- canniness,
- capability,
- capacity,
- cast,
- cheerful consent,
- cheerful readiness,
- cheerfulness,
- cleverness,
- command,
- competence,
- competency,
- compliance,
- conatus,
- condition,
- conduciveness,
- connivance,
- consent,
- contemplation,
- control,
- cooperativeness,
- coordination,
- craft,
- craftiness,
- craftsmanship,
- cunning,
- cunningness,
- decisiveness,
- deftness,
- delight,
- dexterity,
- dexterousness,
- dextrousness,
- diathesis,
- diplomacy,
- discretion,
- dispatch,
- disposition,
- docility,
- eagerness,
- earliness,
- early hour,
- early stage,
- ease,
- educability,
- efficiency,
- elan,
- eloquence,
- endorsement,
- enthusiasm,
- envisagement,
- envisionment,
- expedition,
- expeditiousness,
- expertise,
- expertness,
- facility,
- farseeingness,
- farsightedness,
- favorable disposition,
- favorableness,
- feeling for,
- fine Italian hand,
- finesse,
- first crack,
- first stage,
- fitness,
- fittedness,
- fluency,
- forecast,
- foreglance,
- foregleam,
- foreglimpse,
- forehandedness,
- foreseeing,
- foresight,
- foresightedness,
- forwardness,
- foxiness,
- gameness,
- gamesmanship,
- goodwill,
- grace,
- graciousness,
- grip,
- ground floor,
- guile,
- gust,
- gusto,
- handiness,
- head start,
- horsemanship,
- immediacy,
- immediateness,
- impatience,
- impressionability,
- in readiness,
- inclination,
- ingeniousness,
- ingenuity,
- insidiousness,
- instantaneousness,
- intelligence,
- inventiveness,
- Italian hand,
- keen desire,
- keenness,
- know-how,
- leaning,
- liability,
- life,
- liking,
- liveliness,
- longsightedness,
- looking ahead,
- malleability,
- marksmanship,
- mastership,
- mastery,
- maturity,
- moldability,
- motivation,
- nimbleness,
- OK,
- okay,
- one-upmanship,
- penchant,
- permission,
- plasticity,
- pliability,
- pliancy,
- practical ability,
- prediction,
- predilection,
- predisposition,
- prejudice,
- preparation,
- preparedness,
- prepublication,
- prevenience,
- preview,
- prevision,
- probability,
- proclivity,
- proficiency,
- promptitude,
- promptness,
- proneness,
- propensity,
- prospect,
- prospection,
- providence,
- provision,
- prowess,
- prudence,
- punctuality,
- punctualness,
- qualification,
- quickness,
- rapidity,
- ratification,
- ready,
- receptive mood,
- receptiveness,
- receptivity,
- resource,
- resourcefulness,
- responsiveness,
- right mood,
- ripeness,
- running start,
- sagacity,
- sanction,
- satanic cunning,
- savoir-faire,
- savvy,
- seamanship,
- seasoning,
- sensitivity to,
- sharpness,
- shiftiness,
- shrewdness,
- skill,
- skillfulness,
- sleeplessness,
- sleight,
- slipperiness,
- slyness,
- smartness,
- sneakiness,
- soft spot,
- sophistry,
- speediness,
- spirit,
- spryness,
- stealth,
- stealthiness,
- style,
- submission,
- subtilty,
- subtleness,
- subtlety,
- suitability,
- suitableness,
- suitedness,
- summariness,
- suppleness,
- susceptibility,
- swiftness,
- tact,
- tactfulness,
- teachability,
- teachableness,
- technical brilliance,
- technical mastery,
- technical skill,
- technique,
- tempering,
- tendency,
- time to spare,
- timing,
- tractability,
- trainableness,
- trickiness,
- trim,
- tropism,
- turn,
- twist,
- ungrudgingness,
- unloathness,
- unreluctance,
- verve,
- very beginning,
- virtuosity,
- vitality,
- vivacity,
- volubility,
- wakefulness,
- wariness,
- warp,
- weakness,
- wiles,
- wiliness,
- willing ear,
- willing heart,
- willingness,
- wit,
- wizardry,
- workmanship,
- zeal,
- zealousness,
- zest,
- zestfulness