mid-14c., "state of preparation, preparedness;" late 14c., "promptness;" from ready (adj.) + -ness. As "willingness" from c. 1400.
putting them in readiness
readiness to continue discussions
readability
readable
reader
readership
readily
readiness
reading
Reading
re-adjust
re-admission
re-admit
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