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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : red-ee-nis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛd i nɪs |
Definition of readiness
Origin :- mid-14c., "state of preparation, preparedness;" late 14c., "promptness;" from ready (adj.) + -ness. As "willingness" from c.1400.
- noun skill; eagerness
- Hold thyself in readiness to come down upon the first summons.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The talkers were putting the anaesthetizing-room in readiness for the afternoon.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- At last, on the eve of the happy day, everything was in readiness.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- They, with the three on watch, were to get the vessel in readiness for immediate departure.
- Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Trapper Jim was getting some of the bear meat in readiness for cooking.
- Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie
- Sally found it hard to believe in Hetty's readiness to welcome her baby.
- Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
- That I might at least show my readiness in wishing to be grateful, I took every care of her in my power.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
- I have some papers to arrange, which I should wish to show him, and I cannot have them sooner in readiness.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- I had some friends in readiness, who were to have accompanied me to them.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Cellini was remarkable for his readiness and dexterity in handicraft.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
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