Synonym: eagerness, facility, forwardness, preparation, preparedness, set, zeal. Similar words: reading, read between the lines, leading, readily, subheading, misleading, readdress, finesse. Meaning: ['rɪːdɪnɪs] 
n. 1. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) 2. prompt willingness 3. (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way 4. a natural effortlessness.
n. 1. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) 2. prompt willingness 3. (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way 4. a natural effortlessness. 
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1. Readiness is all.
2. He held his gun in readiness.
3. The troops were in a state of combat readiness.
4. They stacked the firewood in readiness for the evening campfire.
5. There is too great a readiness to sneer at anything the Opposition does.
6. They have never evinced any readiness or ability to negotiate.
7. Everyone has doubts about their readiness for parenthood.
8. Hungary has indicated its readiness to sign the treaty.
9. He is putting the accent on military readiness.
10. British sources last night signalled their readiness to talk.
11. As the time drew on, all stood in readiness.
12. Everyone was struck by their readiness to pass on all they knew.
13. Over half the people interviewed expressed their readiness to die for their country.
14. He answered all the questions with a readiness that startled everyone present.
15. He stressed the government's readiness to take tough action against terrorists.
16. Security tightened in the capital in readiness for the president's arrival.
17. The scaffolding has been put up in readiness for the repair work on the building.
18. Both sides expressed their readiness to begin peace talks.
19. I had the kettle boiled in readiness.
20. Your muscles tense in readiness for physical action.
21. Over the crib, in readiness for her homecoming, he had tacked up his most treasured prints.
22. Nor was it enough for Donna, whose readiness and enthusiasm came from her participation before the decision.
23. Alternatively, an apparent readiness to change may conceal an intention to resist in concerted action with others.
24. Hedges are an example of the readiness of ordinary people to bend the language to suit their purposes.
25. The newsletter was printed towards the end of June in readiness for mailing.
26. He had intimated to the French and Russians his readiness to come to a settlement.
27. He is small for his age with large brown eyes, a toothy smile, sloping shoulders and a readiness to please.
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28. Military analysts say the manning problems are worrisome, and if left uncorrected, may signal readiness problems.
29. Even before the first exit polls came in he was buying new tackle in readiness.
30. It would be premature - and misleading - to try to translate these slowly shifting attitudes into a readiness for dramatic change.
More similar words: reading, read between the lines, leading, readily, subheading, misleading, readdress, finesse, business, greatness, weariness, manliness, in essence, dizziness, happiness, surliness, stinginess, on business, businessman, inessential, haughtiness, cleanliness, agribusiness, small business, uncleanliness, family business, stream of consciousness, earnestness, uselessness, selflessness.