1. (noun)readiness, preparedness, preparation 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"
2. (noun)readiness, eagerness, zeal, forwardness promptwillingness "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"
3. (noun)set, readiness (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"
4. (noun)facility, readiness a naturaleffortlessness "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen
Definition of 'readiness'
