readiness
readiness is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The state or quality of being ready; preparation; promptness; aptitude; willingness. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. The state or quality of being ready; preparation; promptness; aptitude; willingness.
- noun. prompt willingness
"readiness to continue discussions"
"they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"
- noun. a natural effortlessness--Jane Austen
"they conversed with great facility"
"a happy readiness of conversation"
- 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"
"his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set"
- noun. 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"
Synonyms
eagerness, forwardness, zeal, facility, set, preparation, preparedness
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in readiness:
arsenides, dreissena, nearsides
Words from these letters
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