readiness

noun

1. 1

   prompt willingness

   readiness to continue discussions

   they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel

2. 2

   a natural effortlessness

   they conversed with great facility

   a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen

3. 3

   (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

4. 4

   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