Readiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)

prompt willingness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛdinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛdinəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛdinəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛdinəs/.

Examples

putting them in readiness
their preparation was more than adequate
readiness to continue discussions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

set preparedness eagerness preparation forwardness zeal facility

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) “putting them in readiness”
noun	prompt willingness “readiness to continue discussions”
noun	(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”
noun	a natural effortlessness; ; --Jane Austen “they conversed with great facility”

Word Forms

ready	adjective	completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
prepared	adjective	having made preparations
prepare	verb	make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
set	verb	get ready for a particular purpose or event
facile	adjective	expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bereitschaft

der Zustand der Bereitschaft oder Vorbereitung zum Einsatz oder zur Aktion (insbesondere zur militärischen Aktion)

🇫🇷French

préparation

l'état d'avoir été préparé ou préparé pour une utilisation ou une action (en particulier une action militaire)

🇪🇸Spanish

preparación

el estado de haber sido preparado o preparado para el uso o la acción (especialmente la acción militar)

🇮🇹Italian

prontezza

lo stato di essere stato reso pronto o preparato per l'uso o l'azione (in particolare l'azione militare)

🇳🇱Dutch

gereedheid

de staat waarin het gereed of voorbereid is voor gebruik of actie (vooral militaire actie)

🇵🇹Portuguese

prontidão

o estado de ter sido preparado ou preparado para uso ou ação (especialmente ação militar)

🇷🇺Russian

готовность

состояние готовности или подготовки к использованию или действию (особенно военным действиям)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तत्परता

उपयोग या कार्रवाई (विशेषकर सैन्य कार्रवाई) के लिए तैयार या तैयार किए जाने की अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রস্তুতি

ব্যবহার বা কর্মের জন্য প্রস্তুত বা প্রস্তুত হওয়ার অবস্থা (বিশেষত সামরিক পদক্ষেপ)

🇮🇳Tamil

தயார்நிலை

பயன்பாடு அல்லது செயலுக்கு தயாராக அல்லது தயார் செய்யப்பட்ட நிலை (குறிப்பாக இராணுவ நடவடிக்கை)

🇮🇳Telugu

సంసిద్ధత

ఉపయోగం లేదా చర్య కోసం సిద్ధంగా లేదా సిద్ధం చేయబడిన స్థితి (ముఖ్యంగా సైనిక చర్య)

🇮🇳Marathi

तयारी

वापरासाठी किंवा कृतीसाठी तयार किंवा तयार केल्याची स्थिती (विशेषत: लष्करी कारवाई)

🇮🇳Gujarati

તત્પરતા

ઉપયોગ અથવા ક્રિયા માટે તૈયાર અથવા તૈયાર હોવાની સ્થિતિ (ખાસ કરીને લશ્કરી કાર્યવાહી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸನ್ನದ್ಧತೆ

ಬಳಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗೆ ಸಿದ್ಧ ಅಥವಾ ಸಿದ್ಧಪಡಿಸಿದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ಕ್ರಮ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്നദ്ധത

ഉപയോഗത്തിനോ പ്രവർത്തനത്തിനോ തയ്യാറായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തയ്യാറാക്കിയ അവസ്ഥ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് സൈനിക നടപടി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਿਆਰੀ

ਵਰਤੋਂ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਜਾਂ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਫੌਜੀ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

تیاری

استعمال یا کارروائی کے لئے تیار یا تیار ہونے کی حالت (خاص طور پر فوجی کارروائی)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

准备状态

已准备好或准备使用或采取行动（尤其是军事行动）的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

準備

使用または行動（特に軍事行動）のために準備が整っている、または準備されている状態

🇰🇷Korean

준비

사용 또는 행동(특히 군사 행동)을 위한 준비가 되어 있는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sẵn sàng

tình trạng đã sẵn sàng hoặc chuẩn bị để sử dụng hoặc hành động (đặc biệt là hành động quân sự)

🇹🇭Thai

ความพร้อม

สถานะของการเตรียมพร้อมหรือเตรียมพร้อมสำหรับการใช้งานหรือการปฏิบัติการ (โดยเฉพาะการปฏิบัติการทางทหาร)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesiapan

keadaan telah siap atau siap untuk digunakan atau beraksi (terutama aksi militer)

🇵🇭Filipino

kahandaan

ang estado ng pagiging handa o inihanda para sa paggamit o pagkilos (lalo na ang aksyong militar)

🇲🇾Malay

kesediaan

keadaan telah disediakan atau disediakan untuk kegunaan atau tindakan (terutamanya tindakan ketenteraan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استعداد

حالة الاستعداد أو الاستعداد للاستخدام أو العمل (خاصة العمل العسكري)

🇮🇷Persian

آمادگی

حالت آماده یا آماده شدن برای استفاده یا اقدام (به ویژه اقدام نظامی)

🇹🇷Turkish

hazırlık

kullanım veya eylem (özellikle askeri harekat) için hazır veya hazırlanmış olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

נְכוֹנוּת

המצב שהוכן או הוכן לשימוש או לפעולה (במיוחד פעולה צבאית)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'readiness'?

The primary meaning of 'readiness' is 'the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'readiness' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'readiness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'readiness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'readiness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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