Tra từ readiness - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) (Freq. 3)
- putting them in readiness
- their preparation was more than adequate
• Syn:
preparedness, preparation
• Derivationally related forms:
prepare (for: preparation), prepared (for: preparedness), ready
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
state
• Hyponyms:
ready, alert, qui vive
• Attrubites:
ready, unready
2. prompt willingness (Freq. 2)
- 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
• Syn:
eagerness, zeal, forwardness
• Hypernyms:
willingness
3. (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Derivationally related forms:
set (for: set)
• Topics:
psychology, psychological science
• Hypernyms:
cognitive state, state of mind
4. a natural effortlessness
- they conversed with great facility
- "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen
• Syn:
facility
• Derivationally related forms:
ready, facile (for: facility)
• Hypernyms:
effortlessness