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readiness

readiness

65 2.7
Willing and prepared to do something
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛdɪnəs/
translation icon : disposición
  • Her readiness to volunteer for extra duties showed her commitment.
  • college readiness
  • career readiness
  • school readiness

And it requires like certain emotional readiness to like do something like this.

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Examples

  • The team's readiness to start the project impressed the manager.

  • In order to fully support students' college and career readiness, the entire school team needs to be involved.

    Academic text (2015)
  • National and international events have caused schools to review their readiness to deal with security and safety situations.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The focus is not on student satisfaction but on student readiness for the labor market.

    Academic text (2013)
  • We have some after school enrichment programs, but like our focus is college readiness and college success.

  • Meeting regularly reinforces the team's readiness to respond and keeps community leaders regularly involved.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The students demonstrated their readiness for the exam through thorough preparation.

Synonyms

willingness
vsreadiness
194 2.8

Readiness to do something without complaining

combines that lack of reluctance with promptness to act
preparedness
vsreadiness
37 3.8

A state of being ready to act, especially in an emergency

adds enthusiastic quickness to act beyond mere organization
eagerness
vsreadiness
23 2.5

A strong, excited wish to do or have something

pairs that strong desire with concrete arrangements and prompt action

Antonyms

3 5.3

A short pause before doing or saying something because you feel unsure

A situation when someone is not ready and does not have what is needed

How Ready

eagerness
23 2.5
readiness
65 2.7
willingness
194 2.8
hesitation
110 2.8

Surface Forms

readiness singular
readinesses plural

Morphology

readiness = ready (transparent) = ready + ness

The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'ready' indicating the state or quality of being ready.

Etymology

Readiness comes from the simple word ready and the ending -ness, where ready means 'prepared' and -ness shows a 'state' or 'quality'. So readiness means being prepared and willing to act.