- readiness, preparedness, preparation - 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"
--1 is a kind of state
--1 has particulars: ready; alert, qui vive - readiness - prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"
--2 is a kind of willingness
- set, readiness - (psychology) a temporary readiness 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"
--3 is a kind of cognitive state, state of mind
- facility, readiness - a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen
--4 is a kind of effortlessness
- set, readiness - (psychology) a temporary readiness 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"