Readiness - Definition
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]