Difference between Readiness and Preparedness

READINESS vs PREPAREDNESS: NOUN

(psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
The state or degree of being ready
The state or quality of being ready; preparation; promptness; aptitude; willingness.
Synonyms Readiness, Facility. Expertness, Knack, promptitude aptness, preparation, preparedness, inclination. The first four words agree in meaning that the person can do a thing with ease and quickness. Readiness emphasizes promptitude: as, readiness in repartee. Facility by derivation emphasizes ease, whether partly natural or wholly-acquired. (See ease, n.) Expertness is facility acquired: as, expertness with the pen, at figures, in working a sewing-machine; it is primarily physical, and especially manual, but also mental. Knack is a familiar word, applying to facility or expertness viewed as a happy and rather surprising possession of skill or faculty.
Ready disposition; present willingness; mental preparedness.
Ready action or movement; instant facility or aptitude; promptness; quickness: as, readiness of thought or of speech; readiness in offhand drawing.
The condition of being ready; the state of being adapted or in condition for immediate use or action; present preparedness or fitness; ready availability or qualification.
(psychology) a temporary readiness to respond in a particular way
A natural effortlessness
The state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
Prompt willingness

The state of being prepared
The state of being prepared; readiness: as, preparedness for action or service.
The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat.
The state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)

Unwillingness, Preparation, Commitment, Determination, Preparations, Capability, Reluctance, Desire, Ability, Eagerness, Keenness, Willingness, Facility, Set, Preparedness

Urgency, Planning, Influenza, Prepared, Preventive, Alert, Emergency, Prepare, Response, Preparation, Alertness, Prevention, Contingency, Preparations, Readiness

Preparing, Prepared, Unwillingness, Preparation, Commitment, Preparations, Capability, Reluctance, Desire, Ability, Eagerness, Keenness, Facility, Set, Preparedness

Promptness, Preparing, Training, Influenza, Prepared, Preventive, Alert, Emergency, Prepare, Response, Preparation, Alertness, Prevention, Contingency, Preparations

Geller J, Cockell SJ, Drab DL: Assessing readiness for change in the eating disorders: thepsychometric properties of the Readiness and Motivation Interview.
Evaluation Readiness Several states have found it helpful to have programs prepare for their QRIS evaluations by completing rating readiness tools.
Courses address a wide range of educational needs including original credit, credit recovery, career readiness, college readiness, and higher education options.
This role will be critical in driving inspection readiness for site licensure and maintaining a constant state of inspection readiness.
FRGs operate distinctly from the mbudsman, the official Navy representative tasked with improving mission readiness through family readiness.
CRM Readiness To prioritize factors affecting the readiness, weights derived from the structural equation model are used.
College readiness and career readiness have become important policy goals for education over the past few years.
Dewey, Defense Readiness Reporting System: A Better Way to Measure Readiness?
Physical readiness is in turn essential to combat readiness.
The readiness score takes into account measures of economic readiness, governance readiness, and social readiness to pursue adaptation actions.

Homeland Security, Emergency Management, Combat Logistics, Logistics, Emergency Operations, Preparedness, NIMS, Disaster Preparedness, Weapons of Mass.
It will also explore the key dimensions in disaster preparedness of EMS providers and the strategies to enhance their preparedness.
Public health nurses play a key role in community preparedness, but they must accomplish the critical elements of personal and professional preparedness first.
Together Prepared conducted preparedness surveys, found individual and agency disability preparedness lacking, and explored the reasons why.
In addition to your personal preparedness, consider getting involved in neighborhood and community emergency preparedness activities.
Many organizations are addressing aspects of college preparedness and affordability, and preparedness for the workforce.
Watch this video about Introduction for Introduction to Personal Preparedness Safety in Disaster Preparedness.
Here is one such ABC of emergency preparedness, focusing on household preparedness and family in a general setting.
Those with higher preparedness knowledge and social connectedness were high adopters of household preparedness.
National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program used in emergency preparedness planning.