Main entry: zeal, readiness, forwardness, eagerness
Definition: prompt willingness
Usage: readiness to continue discussions; they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel; they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority; he tried to explain his forwardness in battle
Main entry: facility, readiness
Definition: a natural effortlessness
Usage: they conversed with great facility; a happy readiness of conversation--Jane Austen
Definition: (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
Usage: 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
Main entry: preparation, preparedness, readiness
Definition: the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
Usage: putting them in readiness; their preparation was more than adequate