readiness /ˈɹɛdinəs/ noun2 •The state or degree of being ready; preparedness.We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine. We passed on the way the van of the guests from Asquith. — 1897 •Willingness.It was a long, enduring scream — one that would send her back into a time and into a childhood which had been forgotten with the readiness that we forget unpleasant moments in our lives. — 1976 formsreadinesses
