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prereadiness

prereadiness noun: the state or condition of not yet being ready.

Noun

prereadiness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of not yet being ready.
    • […] prereadiness for later employment or career. The prehensile demands resemble those of the school-age child, except that the skill level is often higher. Less time is spent in trial and error […]2002, Donna J. Cech, Suzanne Tink Martin, Functional Movement Development Across the Life Span
    • Notice that at Turn 9 the teacher reformulated Clinton's unqualified refusal as a prereadiness rather than an unwillingness. Prereadiness does not exclude participation, whereas unwillingness is an indication of non-participation.2005, Helena Austin, Bronwyn Dwyer, Peter Freebody, Schooling the Child: The Making of Students in Classrooms, page 129

Origin of prereadiness

pre- + readiness

Questions about prereadiness

What does prereadiness mean?
Prereadiness means the state or condition of not yet being ready.
What part of speech is prereadiness?
Prereadiness is a noun.

Words near prereadiness in the dictionary

  1. preratification
  2. prerational
  3. preread
  4. prereader
  5. prereaders
  6. prereadiness
  7. prereading
  8. prereads
  9. prerealist
  10. prerealization
  11. prerebellion

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