readiness (ˈrɛdɪnɪs
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Definitions
noun
- the state of being ready or prepared, as for use or action
- See in readiness
- willingness or eagerness to do something
- ease or promptness
Synonyms
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promptness,
facility,
ease,
skill,
dexterity,
rapidity,
quickness,
adroitness,
handiness,
promptitude,
Usage examples
Conversely, Withers" readiness to make dislike very clear was not in the least inhibited by subordinate military status.
Dare Call It TreasonThe government proclaims its readiness to respond to a non-existent threat.
Spiked (2002)There is no sign of a ceasefire, nor of a readiness by the Palestinian leadership to take decisive action against terrorism.
Irish Times (2002)By all accounts it was Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry who alerted Ridsdale of their readiness to offload Fowler.
Glasgow Herald (2001)America was unique in the world in the readiness of its opera houses to commission new works -- often at minimal fees.
, A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)