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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Readiness \Read"i*ness\, n.
     The state or quality of being ready; preparation; promptness;
     aptitude; willingness.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           They received the word with all readiness of mind.
                                                    --Acts xvii.
                                                    11.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Facility; quickness; expedition; promptitude;
          promptness; aptitude; aptness; knack; skill; expertness;
          dexterity; ease; cheerfulness. See Facility.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Readiness \Read"i*ness\, n.
     The state or quality of being ready; preparation; promptness;
     aptitude; willingness.
  
           They received the word with all readiness of mind.
                                                    --Acts xvii.
                                                    11.
  
     Syn: Facility; quickness; expedition; promptitude;
          promptness; aptitude; aptness; knack; skill; expertness;
          dexterity; ease; cheerfulness. See Facility.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ 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: preparedness, preparation]
       2: prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"
       3: (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" [syn: set]
       4: a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great
          facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane
          Austen [syn: facility]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  readiness
     n.
     1 The state or degree of being ready; preparedness.
     2 willingness.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  readiness
     n.
     1 The state or degree of being ready; preparedness.
     2 willingness.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  readiness
     n.
     1 The state or degree of being ready; preparedness.
     2 willingness.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  readiness
     n.
     1 The state or degree of being ready; preparedness.
     2 willingness.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  readiness
     Englanti n.
     valmius

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  readiness'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst readiness)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  readiness /ɹˈɛdinəs/
  behulpsaamheid

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Readiness /ɹˈɛdinəs/
  الجاهزية

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  readiness //ˈɹɛd.i.nəs// 
  гото́вност
  state or degree of being ready

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  readiness /ɹˈɛdinəs/ 
  odhodlanost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  readiness /ɹˈɛdinəs/ 
  připravenost

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  readiness /ɹˈɛdinəs/ 
  parodrwydd 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  readiness /ɹˈɛdinəs/
  Gewandtheit 

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  readiness //ˈɹɛd.i.nəs// 
  valmius
  state or degree of being ready

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  readiness /ɹˈɛdinəs/
  brzina, gotovost, pripravnost, pripremljenost, spremnost, voljnost

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  readiness /ɹˈɛdinəs/
  1. készenlét
  2. készségesség
  3. készség
  4. gyorsaság
  5. könnyedség
  6. készültség

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  readiness /redinəs/
  bereidheid, gereedheid, paraatheid

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  readiness /ˈredɪnɪs/ 
    gotowość (to do sth - do do zrobienia czegoś)

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  readiness //ˈɹɛd.i.nəs// 
  beredskap
  state or degree of being ready

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɹɛdinəs/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  305 Moby Thesaurus words for "readiness":
     Italian hand, OK, a thing for, ability, acceptance, accord,
     acquiescence, acuity, acuteness, address, adeptness, adroitness,
     affirmative, affirmative voice, agility, agreeability,
     agreeableness, agreement, airmanship, alacrity, alertness,
     amenability, animation, anticipation, anxiety, anxiousness,
     appetite, approbation, approval, aptitude, aptness, ardor, art,
     artfulness, artifice, artisanship, artistry, assent, astuteness,
     attention, attentiveness, avidity, avidness, aye, beginnings, bent,
     bias, blessing, bravura, breathless impatience, brightness,
     brilliance, briskness, cageyness, callidity, canniness, capability,
     capacity, cast, cheerful consent, cheerful readiness, cheerfulness,
     cleverness, command, competence, competency, compliance, conatus,
     condition, conduciveness, connivance, consent, contemplation,
     control, cooperativeness, coordination, craft, craftiness,
     craftsmanship, cunning, cunningness, decisiveness, deftness,
     delight, dexterity, dexterousness, dextrousness, diathesis,
     diplomacy, discretion, dispatch, disposition, docility, eagerness,
     earliness, early hour, early stage, ease, educability, efficiency,
     elan, eloquence, endorsement, enthusiasm, envisagement,
     envisionment, expedition, expeditiousness, expertise, expertness,
     facility, farseeingness, farsightedness, favorable disposition,
     favorableness, feeling for, fine Italian hand, finesse,
     first crack, first stage, fitness, fittedness, fluency, forecast,
     foreglance, foregleam, foreglimpse, forehandedness, foreseeing,
     foresight, foresightedness, forwardness, foxiness, gameness,
     gamesmanship, goodwill, grace, graciousness, grip, ground floor,
     guile, gust, gusto, handiness, head start, horsemanship, immediacy,
     immediateness, impatience, impressionability, in readiness,
     inclination, ingeniousness, ingenuity, insidiousness,
     instantaneousness, intelligence, inventiveness, keen desire,
     keenness, know-how, leaning, liability, life, liking, liveliness,
     longsightedness, looking ahead, malleability, marksmanship,
     mastership, mastery, maturity, moldability, motivation, nimbleness,
     okay, one-upmanship, penchant, permission, plasticity, pliability,
     pliancy, practical ability, prediction, predilection,
     predisposition, prejudice, preparation, preparedness,
     prepublication, prevenience, preview, prevision, probability,
     proclivity, proficiency, promptitude, promptness, proneness,
     propensity, prospect, prospection, providence, provision, prowess,
     prudence, punctuality, punctualness, qualification, quickness,
     rapidity, ratification, ready, receptive mood, receptiveness,
     receptivity, resource, resourcefulness, responsiveness, right mood,
     ripeness, running start, sagacity, sanction, satanic cunning,
     savoir-faire, savvy, seamanship, seasoning, sensitivity to,
     sharpness, shiftiness, shrewdness, skill, skillfulness,
     sleeplessness, sleight, slipperiness, slyness, smartness,
     sneakiness, soft spot, sophistry, speediness, spirit, spryness,
     stealth, stealthiness, style, submission, subtilty, subtleness,
     subtlety, suitability, suitableness, suitedness, summariness,
     suppleness, susceptibility, swiftness, tact, tactfulness,
     teachability, teachableness, technical brilliance,
     technical mastery, technical skill, technique, tempering, tendency,
     time to spare, timing, tractability, trainableness, trickiness,
     trim, tropism, turn, twist, ungrudgingness, unloathness,
     unreluctance, verve, very beginning, virtuosity, vitality,
     vivacity, volubility, wakefulness, wariness, warp, weakness, wiles,
     wiliness, willing ear, willing heart, willingness, wit, wizardry,
     workmanship, zeal, zealousness, zest, zestfulness
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 预备,准备,敏捷;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 预备,准备,敏捷

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