prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions";
a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen;
(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";
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";
