Noun: readiness re-dee-nus
- Prompt willingness
"readiness to continue discussions";
- eagerness, zeal, forwardness
- (military) the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
"putting them in readiness";
- preparedness, preparation
- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
"the subjects' readiness led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution";
- set
- A natural effortlessness
"a happy readiness of conversation";
- facility
Type of: cognitive state, effortlessness, state, state of mind, willingness