alacrity(eagerness) noun [UK: ə.ˈlæ.krə.ti] [US: ə.ˈlæ.krə.ti] readiness [readinesses](state or degree of being ready) noun [UK: ˈre.dɪ.nəs] [US: ˈre.di.nəs] standby [standbys](state of readiness without immediate involvement) noun [UK: ˈstæn.baɪ] [US: ˈstænd.ˈbaɪ] |