Definition
The state or quality of being ready or prepared; the condition of being already in a state of readiness.
Etymology
From 'already' (from Old English 'eal' meaning completely + 'ready') plus the suffix '-ness' which forms abstract nouns. The compound emerged in English to describe the state of being previously prepared.
Kelly Says
This word rarely appears in modern English, but it shows how speakers once tried to describe mental states—we'd now just say 'readiness' or 'being prepared,' showing how language becomes more efficient over time.
Translations
ARالعربية
جاهزية
ja-hezi-ya
BNবাংলা
প্রস্তুতি
pro-shuti
CACatalà
alreadiness
al-read-i-ness
CSČeština
hotovost
ho-to-vost
DEDeutsch
Bereitschaft
ber-eits-haft
ELΕλληνικά
έτοιμα
e-to-ma
ESEspañol
ya estar listo
ya es-tar lis-to
FAفارسی
آمادگی
a-ma-d-a-di
FISuomi
valmius
val-mee-us
GUGU
પહેલાપણું
peh-la-pa-nu
HAHA
alreadiness
al-read-i-ness
HEעברית
היערכות
hi-yar-kot
HUMagyar
készség
kesz-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesiapan
ke-sia-pan
IGIG
alreadiness
al-read-i-ness
ITItaliano
prontezza
pron-te-tza
JA日本語
すでに準備ができています
su-de-ni jun-bi ga de-ki-te i-masu
KKKK
alreadiness
al-read-i-ness
KMKM
កម្មវិធី
kam-mo-vi-thee
KO한국어
이미 준비가 되어 있습니다
i-mi jun-bi-ga doe-eo i-sseumnida
MRMR
पूर्वतयारी
poor-va-ta-ya-ri
MSBahasa Melayu
kesediaan
ke-se-di-an
NLNederlands
klaarheid
klaar-heid
PAPA
alreadiness
al-read-i-ness
PLPolski
gotowość
go-to-wo-st'
PTPortuguês
prontidão
pron-tee-dawn
RORomână
pregătire
pre-ga-tire
RUРусский
готовность
gotov-no-st'
SVSvenska
beredskap
be-red-skap
SWKiswahili
tayari
ta-ya-ri
TAதமிழ்
தயாரிப்பு
thay-a-rippu
THไทย
ความพร้อม
kwan-pram
TLTL
paghahanda
pa-ha-han-da
TRTürkçe
hazırlık
haz-ir-lik
UKУкраїнська
готовність
go-tov-nist'
VITiếng Việt
sự sẵn sàng
su-sẵn-sàng
YOYO
alreadiness
al-read-i-ness
ZH中文
已经准备好了
yǐjīng zhǔnbèi hǎole
ZUZU
alreadiness
al-read-i-ness