Definition of preparedness Preparedness

/pɹipɛˈɹʌdnʌs/ - [preeperudnus] - pre•par•ed•ness

We found 3 definitions of preparedness from 3 different sources.

What does preparedness mean?

Noun
preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate"
		readiness, preparation
		state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
		armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
		ready poised for action; "their guns were at the ready"