readiness

Noun

Meaning

The state or quality of being ready; preparation; promptness; aptitude; willingness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

facility skill preparation ease aptitude dexterity eagerness quickness promptness zeal preparedness aptness forwardness promptitude set

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Antonyms

venom malice loathing detestation opposition difficulty

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Hypernyms

state willingness effortlessness state of mind cognitive state

Hyponyms

ready alert qui vive

Phrases with the word

mission readiness combat readiness be in readiness higher state of readiness war-readiness high-readiness

Anagrams

dreissena arsenides

Examples

We are ready to die for an opinion but not for a fact: indeed, it is by our readiness to die that we try to prove the factualness of our opinion. Eric Hoffer

Even the best opportunities and readiness to help will not give up if the nation itself does not fight and forge its own destiny by its own struggle. Stepan Bandera

Readiness to answer all questions is the infallible sign of stupidity. Saul Bellow

Hold your dog in readiness before you start the hare. Danish Proverb

Be in readiness for favorable winds. Chinese Proverb

Habit gives readiness. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

readily available readily salable crop readily understood reading reading assignment reading break