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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action);
- Example: "putting them in readiness"
- Example: "their preparation was more than adequate"
[syn: readiness, preparedness, preparation]

2. prompt willingness;
- Example: "readiness to continue discussions"
- Example: "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"
- Example: "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"
- Example: "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle"
[syn: readiness, eagerness, zeal, forwardness]

3. (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way;
- Example: "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution";
- Example: "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set"
[syn: set, readiness]

4. a natural effortlessness;
- Example: "they conversed with great facility"
- Example: "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen
[syn: facility, readiness]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

readiness
    n 1: 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]
    2: 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]
    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"; "his
       instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set" [syn:
       set, readiness]
    4: a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great
       facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen
       [syn: facility, readiness]