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unreadiness

unreadiness noun: a lack of readiness, or state of being unready.

Noun

unreadiness (countable and uncountable, plural unreadinesses)

  1. A lack of readiness, or state of being unready
    • Your agency's unreadiness is very disturbing.

Forms of unreadiness

pluralunreadinesses

Origin of unreadiness

From unready + -ness.

Questions about unreadiness

What does unreadiness mean?
Unreadiness means a lack of readiness, or state of being unready.
What part of speech is unreadiness?
Unreadiness is a noun.
What is the plural of unreadiness?
The plural of unreadiness is unreadinesses.

Words near unreadiness in the dictionary

  1. unreaderly
  2. unreadied
  3. unreadier
  4. unreadiest
  5. unreadily
  6. unreadiness
  7. unreadinesses
  8. unreading
  9. unreads
  10. unready
  11. unreaerated

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