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readiness

ˈrɛdinəs
WordNet
Goliath is on the ground. David raises Goliath's sword above his head, ready to decapitate Goliath. In the foreground to the right is the pendulum David used to swing a stone against Goliat's forehead.
Goliath is on the ground. David raises Goliath's sword above his head, ready to decapitate Goliath. In the foreground to the right is the pendulum David used to swing a stone against Goliat's forehead.
  1. (n) readiness
    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"
  2. (n) readiness
    a natural effortlessness "they conversed with great facility","a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen"
  3. (n) readiness
    (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"
  4. (n) readiness
    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"
Illustrations
Two roosters face each other, ready for a fight. In the background a partridge in front of a chicken coop. The fable describes how a partridge ends up in a chicken coop and is picked by the chickens. Seeing a fight between two roosters, the partridge realizes that aggression is characteristic of a chicken's life. The moral of the story teaches that one has to accept other people's limitations and be content with oneself.
Two roosters face each other, ready for a fight. In the background a partridge in front of a chicken coop. The fable describes how a partridge ends up in a chicken coop and is picked by the chickens. Seeing a fight between two roosters, the partridge realizes that aggression is characteristic of a chicken's life. The moral of the story teaches that one has to accept other people's limitations and be content with oneself.
St. Sebastian is tied to a tree by soldiers. In the background archers are getting ready to shoot at him. A putto in the air with a palm branch and a crown. The print has a Latin caption.
St. Sebastian is tied to a tree by soldiers. In the background archers are getting ready to shoot at him. A putto in the air with a palm branch and a crown. The print has a Latin caption.
Venus, with spear and hounds ready to hunt, tries to keep Adonis from the hunt that will end deadly for him.
Venus, with spear and hounds ready to hunt, tries to keep Adonis from the hunt that will end deadly for him.
James the Less (Jacobus Minor) is thrown down from a balcony where a man is ready to hit him with a club. Several men are watching. Two shields with the electoral and ducal coat of arms of Saxony hang in the top center.
James the Less (Jacobus Minor) is thrown down from a balcony where a man is ready to hit him with a club. Several men are watching. Two shields with the electoral and ducal coat of arms of Saxony hang in the top center.
John the Baptist kneels before the executioner who has a sword ready for the beheading. Salome is ready with a bowl to receive the severed head. In the margin below the event (Matthew 14) is explained in Latin.
John the Baptist kneels before the executioner who has a sword ready for the beheading. Salome is ready with a bowl to receive the severed head. In the margin below the event (Matthew 14) is explained in Latin.
Railway yard with forests of rice ready along the railway line, in between are a few farmers. Part of the photo album presented to FJ Wirix by the staff of the Djatiroto Sugar Company in 1917.
Railway yard with forests of rice ready along the railway line, in between are a few farmers. Part of the photo album presented to FJ Wirix by the staff of the Djatiroto Sugar Company in 1917.
A couple walks together to a ready bed; the man has put his left arm around the woman's shoulders and is holding her left arm; in their right hand both wear a white-red chain. The picture is pasted on a piece of gray cardboard and framed by dark green strips of paper.
A couple walks together to a ready bed; the man has put his left arm around the woman's shoulders and is holding her left arm; in their right hand both wear a white-red chain. The picture is pasted on a piece of gray cardboard and framed by dark green strips of paper.
Mary presents the Christ Child to the High Priest, who is ready to receive it with a cloth over his hands. In the background to the right the circumcision of Christ. This print is part of a series of twelve prints with scenes from the life of Mary.
Mary presents the Christ Child to the High Priest, who is ready to receive it with a cloth over his hands. In the background to the right the circumcision of Christ. This print is part of a series of twelve prints with scenes from the life of Mary.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Interesting fact
The first time an enormous amount of clothing was needed all at once was during the Civil War, when the Union needed hundreds of thousands of uniforms for its troops. Out of this need came the ready-made clothing industry.
  1. Readiness
    The state or quality of being ready; preparation; promptness; aptitude; willingness. "They received the word with all readiness of mind."
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) readiness
    The condition of being ready; the state of being adapted or in condition for immediate use or action; present preparedness or fitness; ready availability or qualification.
  2. (n) readiness
    Ready action or movement; instant facility or aptitude; promptness; quickness: as, readiness of thought or of speech; readiness in offhand drawing.
  3. (n) readiness
    Ready disposition; present willingness; mental preparedness.
  4. (n) readiness
    Synonyms Readiness, Facility. Expertness, Knack, promptitude aptness, preparation, preparedness, inclination. The first four words agree in meaning that the person can do a thing with ease and quickness. Readiness emphasizes promptitude: as, readiness in repartee. Facility by derivation emphasizes ease, whether partly natural or wholly-acquired. (See ease, n.) Expertness is facility acquired: as, expertness with the pen, at figures, in working a sewing-machine; it is primarily physical, and especially manual, but also mental. Knack is a familiar word, applying to facility or expertness viewed as a happy and rather surprising possession of skill or faculty.
Quotations
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Ralph Waldo Emerson
We are always getting ready to live, but never living.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.
Giuseppe Garibaldi
W. Somerset Maugham
Old age is ready to undertake tasks that youth shirked because they would take too long.
W. Somerset Maugham
Kin Hubbard
The fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you.
Kin Hubbard
Dalai Lama
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
Dalai Lama
Idioms

Rough and ready - If something is rough and ready, it has not been carefully prepared, but is fit for its purpose. If a person is rough and ready, they are not very refined or mannered.

Usage in the news

The track, appropriately titled "Not Ready To Die", is available on the latest CoD downloadable map pack "Escalation". grd.com

Curry suggested after Tuesday's win at Sacramento that he was ready to sit out to get his ankle healthy. insidebayarea.com

Members of the Excelsior Band are ready for a busy parade season. blog.al.com

Iggy Azalea 'Glory' EP is ready for you to download now. club937.com

You're ready to take the plunge. 1063thebuzz.com

Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni, star Kobe Bryant ready to 'go kick some ( backside )'. sgvtribune.com

Kitchen tech that helps your food tell you when it's ready. theatlantic.com

Robert Pattinson might not know if he's ready to take on the hero role in David Slade's reboot of Daredevil. hollywoodreporter.com

"You guys ready to make some babies with words.". eek.com

As ballots are all ready being returned, I hope voters will take a long look at Prop 28. appeal-democrat.com

Reading Junior High's Stephany Davis and George Junior High's Veronica Chavarria are among the many members of LCESA that are ready to sell you a Butter Braid. fortbendstar.com

Little monsters get ready, Lady Gaga is coming to town. centredaily.com

Mark Ballas ' 'DWTS' blog: Ready to rumble. usatoday.com

Is UFC ready for Nick Diaz, world champ. espn.go.com

5 Min Cook Time: 25 Min Ready In: 30 Min Original Recipe Yield 6 servings. grouptravelleader.com

Usage in scientific papers

We have now evaluated the two of the expectation values in eq. (4.5) and are ready to present the integral representation of AN .
Worldsheet and Spacetime Properties of p-p' System with B Field and Noncommutative Geometry

Now we are ready to state the main result of this section.
Equivariant Cyclic Cohomology of H-Algebras

We are now ready to introduce the notation of a chiral algebra.
Conformal field theory, boundary conditions and applications to string theory

We are now ready to prove that any subgroup of G of index r is conjugate to B .
Finite simple groups and localization

Now we are ready to give a new definition of a Moore–Penrose inverse.
Moore-Penrose inverse, parabolic subgroups, and Jordan pairs

Usage in literature

Saint Angel assured her there was no necessity for pledging her jewels, and expressed his readiness to advance seventeen thousand florins. "Notable Voyagers" by W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith

They found also that old Sam Green was always ready to oblige them if he could. "Taking Tales" by W.H.G. Kingston

He was ready to talk, more than ready. "The Heart of Unaga" by Ridgwell Cullum

My dear Sybil, we are collecting a ready made family! "Cruel As The Grave" by Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth

He spurred his horse, holding his revolver ready for instant use. "Kiddie the Scout" by Robert Leighton

But now all is ready for your initiation into the mysteries of the razor. "Romola" by George Eliot

Be ready to show 'em up. "The Comedies of William Congreve Volume 1 [of 2]" by William Congreve

The first rail was laid on May 23rd, 1822, and the whole twelve miles of line were ready for traffic, on September 27th, 1825. "Chatterbox, 1906" by Various

The jatos made ready for firing. "Space Platform" by Murray Leinster

A cheaper one will do me just as well, and I am ready to give you a good trade. "Twenty Years of Hus'ling" by J. P. Johnston

Usage in poetry
My heart is ready now to break —
My woe's so great I scarce can speak —
Yet I no faithful friend can see,
To shew compassion unto me.
"Part Of The Sixty-Ninth Psalm" by Rees Prichard
That the charming breath of gladness
Came to me from all-all places,
I don’t know what I’ll sing, else,
But my song’s coming to readiness.
"I Have Come To You Delighted" by Afanasy Afanasevich Fet
DON JOHN.
Angel, I have no thanks. May God forget me
When I forget this hour! So, thou art firm--
Ready this night to leave thy home, thy kin,
Thy father?
"The Spagnoletto. Act IV" by Emma Lazarus Author object (187)
The light is always close to dying
Life always ready to become earth
But spring is reborn that is never done with
A bud lifts from dark and the warmth settles
"Talking Of Power And Love " by Paul Eluard Author object (530)
Behold me therefore ready to forgive;
Not gay, of course! but doing what I can
To bear up bravely,—deeply though I grieve
To be, through you, the most unhappy man.
"Birds In The Night" by Paul Verlaine Author object (534)
The Deity, his Son to none will give,
Who are not fully ready to receive
The gift divine, Christ must with zeal be sought,
Before he can within their reach be brought.
"Advice, To Search For The Lord Jesus Christ" by Rees Prichard