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Meaning of readiness

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  readiness
      n 1: 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"
           [syn: {readiness}, {preparedness}, {preparation}]
      2: prompt willingness; "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:
         {readiness}, {eagerness}, {zeal}, {forwardness}]
      3: (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" [syn:
         {set}, {readiness}]
      4: a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great
         facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen
         [syn: {facility}, {readiness}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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