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👍 Willingness to act 😌 Natural ease
readiness

readiness

3 3.6
Able to speak or move easily and without thinking
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛdɪnəs/
translation icon : facilidad
  • The dancer moved with a fluidity that showed her readiness for the performance.

Examples

  • The Score statistic indicated that demographic and family context variables were significantly related to children's kindergarten readiness outcomes across all regression models.

    Academic text (2005)

  • It's so good and it's got that readiness that you want.

  • I reach for her in the darkness and am surprised by the readiness of her answering grip.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Opposite Vera, a man keeps pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose and breathing heavily in readiness for an opening to speak.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Maggie's learning centers are an excellent example of differentiating content by readiness level.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Prepare: through sound-before-sight instruction, students develop instrumental skills and aural readiness for the task at hand.

    Academic text (2011)

  • One is the Harvest Kitchen Project, a 20-week culinary and job-readiness training program for youth in the Division of Juvenile Corrections, who produce preserved foods using ingredients sourced from local farmers.

    Academic text (2017)

  • His readiness to respond quickly made him an invaluable team member.

  • Teachers often assess students' readiness to ensure they are prepared for new challenges.

Synonyms

facility
vsreadiness
25 4.2

An ability to do something easily and well

is instinctive ease especially when speaking or moving
fluency
vsreadiness
8 3.0

A person's ability to speak or write a language easily and smoothly

is natural ease across actions, not limited to language

Antonyms

difficulty
651 2.4

A hard part of a task that needs extra effort or is not easy to understand

awkwardness
1 3.6

Lack of skill or grace when moving, often causing trips

How Fluent

fluency
1 3.4
readiness
3 3.6
awkwardness
1 3.6
difficulty
651 2.4

Surface Forms

readiness singular
readinesses plural

Morphology

readiness = ready (semi-transparent) = ready + ness

The sense 'natural ease or facility' is related to being 'ready' (quick or willing), but the specific nuance of ease in performance is a figurative extension that may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Readiness comes from ready ('prepared' or 'quick to respond') plus -ness ('state' or 'quality'), and a helpful way to remember it is to think of someone who is ready to answer or move easily. That's why readiness can also mean a natural ease or quickness in doing something.