nnoun.statethe state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)Topic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Attributes:ready unready
Synset:preparation preparedness
Examples:- putting them in readiness
- their preparation was more than adequate
Derivationally Related Form:preparedprepareready
Hypernyms:state
Inherited Hypernyms:readinessstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:alertqui viveready
Full Hyponyms:air alertalertreadyred alertstrip alert
nnoun.attributeprompt willingnessSynset:eagerness forwardness zeal
Examples:- 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
Hypernyms:willingness
Inherited Hypernyms:readinesswillingnessdispositionnaturetraitattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.cognition(psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular wayTopic:psychological sciencepsychology
Synset:set
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:set
Hypernyms:cognitive state state of mind
Inherited Hypernyms:setcognitive statepsychological stateconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attributea natural effortlessnessSynset:facility
Examples:- they conversed with great facility
- a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen
Derivationally Related Form:facileready
Hypernyms:effortlessness
Inherited Hypernyms:facilityeffortlessnesseasequalityattributeabstractionentity