ˈredēnə̇s, -din- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English redinesse, from redy ready + -nesse -ness
: the quality or state of being ready: as
a. : prompt willingness : alacrity
readiness to welcome more co-operative relations — Current Biography
readiness to continue discussions — Wall Street Journal
b. : fairly quick efficiency : reasonable speed
acquired readiness and accuracy in writing — J.S.Reeves
c. : ease , facility
a happy readiness of conversation — Jane Austen
d. : a state of preparation
putting them in readiness — H.E.Scudder
gauging the child's readiness to begin reading