| Noun | 1. | readiness - 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"state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" ready - poised for action; "their guns were at the ready" alert, qui vive - condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis" | |
| 2. | readiness - prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"willingness - cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help" | |
| 3. | readiness - (psychology) a temporary readiness 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" | |
| 4. | readiness - a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austeneffortlessness - the quality of requiring little effort; "such effortlessness is achieved only after hours of practice" | |