They received the word with all readiness of mind.
--Acts xvii.
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[1913 Webster]
Syn: Facility; quickness; expedition; promptitude; promptness; aptitude; aptness; knack; skill; expertness; dexterity; ease; cheerfulness. See {Facility}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
readiness — readiness, ease, facility, dexterity are comparable when they mean the power of doing something without evidence of effort, or the quality of work that manifests such effortlessness. Readiness lays stress on the quickness or promptitude with… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
readiness — index amenability, diligence (care), dispatch (promptness), facility (easiness), faculty (ability) … Law dictionary
readiness — (n.) late 14c., from READY (Cf. ready) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
readiness — [n] skill; eagerness address, adroitness, alacrity, aptness, deftness, dexterity, dispatch, ease, eloquence, expedience, expedition, facility, fitness, fluency, good will, handiness, inclination, keenness, maturity, preparation, preparedness,… … New thesaurus
readiness — [red′ē nis] n. a ready quality or state … English World dictionary
readiness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ greater ▪ constant ▪ combat, military, operational ▪ The troops were in a state of combat readiness. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
readiness — n. 1) readiness to + inf. (her readiness to help was appreciated) 2) (to hold oneself) in readiness * * * [ redɪnɪs] (to hold oneself) in readiness readiness to + inf. (her readiness to help was appreciated) … Combinatory dictionary
readiness — read|i|ness [ˈredinıs] n 1.) [U] when you are prepared for something, or when something is ready to be used in readiness (for sth) ▪ They stacked the firewood in readiness for the evening campfire. 2.) [singular, U] willingness to do something… … Dictionary of contemporary English
readiness — [[t]re̱dɪnəs[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT If someone is very willing to do something, you can talk about their readiness to do it. ...their readiness to co operate with the new US envoy. 2) N UNCOUNT: usu in N If you do something in readiness for a future… … English dictionary
readiness — noun 1 (U) a state of being prepared and ready for what is going to happen: in readiness (for): They stacked the firewood in readiness for the evening campfire. 2 (singular, uncountable) willingness to do something: readiness to do sth: the UN s… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
