readiness

/'redinis/

Thân thiện

The team demonstrated their readiness for the mission.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The state of being fully prepared or willing to act: The condition of having made all necessary arrangements or being mentally disposed to do something.
   • Prompt willingness or eagerness: A quality of being keenly inclined or favorably disposed to do something without delay.
   • Ease, fluency, or quickness in action or thought: A natural facility or aptitude that allows for smooth, effortless performance.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The army maintained a constant state of readiness. (The army was always fully prepared for action.)
  • Her readiness to help others is admirable. (Her prompt willingness to assist others is admirable.)
  • He answered with a readiness that surprised everyone. (He answered with a quickness and fluency that surprised everyone.)

Advanced Usage

• In readiness (for): Prepared and waiting for something.
  • The documents were laid out in readiness for the meeting. (The documents were prepared and waiting for the meeting to begin.)
• Readiness potential (Psychology): A measure of neural activity related to the preparation for a voluntary motor act.

Variants and Related Words

• Ready (adj): Fully prepared or in a suitable state for action or use.
  • The team is ready to begin.
• Readily (adv): Without hesitation or difficulty; willingly and quickly.
  • She readily agreed to the proposal.

Synonyms

• Preparedness: The state of being ready for something.
• Willingness: The quality of being prepared to do something; consent.
• Alacrity: Brisk and cheerful readiness.
• Facility: Ability to do something easily; effortless skill.

Related Phrases

• Battle readiness: The state of being fully prepared for combat.
  • The troops were evaluated for their battle readiness.
• Operational readiness: The condition of a system or organization being fully prepared to perform its intended function.
  • The new software achieved full operational readiness.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a natural effortlessness
   • they conversed with great facility
   • a happy readiness of conversation--Jane Austen
2. (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
3. 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
4. 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• facility
• set
• eagerness
• zeal
• forwardness
• preparedness
• preparation