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		|  readiness 
 
 1. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) (Freq. 3)
 - putting them in readiness
 - their preparation was more than adequate
 • Syn:
 preparedness, preparation
 • Derivationally related forms:
 prepare (for: preparation), prepared (for: preparedness), ready
 • Topics:
 military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
 • Hypernyms:
 state
 • Hyponyms:
 ready, alert, qui vive
 • Attrubites:
 ready, unready
 2. prompt willingness (Freq. 2)
 - 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
 • Syn:
 eagerness, zeal, forwardness
 • Hypernyms:
 willingness
 3. (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way (Freq. 1)
 - 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
 • Syn:
 set
 • Derivationally related forms:
 set (for: set)
 • Topics:
 psychology, psychological science
 • Hypernyms:
 cognitive state, state of mind
 4. a natural effortlessness
 - they conversed with great facility
 - "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen
 • Syn:
 facility
 • Derivationally related forms:
 ready, facile (for: facility)
 • Hypernyms:
 effortlessness
 
 
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