preparedness
/prɪˈpɛːrɪdnəs
/noun [mass noun]
A state of readiness, especially for war: the country maintained a high level of military preparedness...
- My brother had expressed his doubts about our preparedness and readiness for this climb.
- The levels of preparedness, public awareness and education in this region are high and do save lives.
- Patriotic organizations advocating military preparedness found new listeners.
- leave someone/thing alone
- leave someone/thing in the dust
- leave someone/thing out
- leave someone/thing standing
- leave someone/thing to the mercy of
- leave someone to their own devices
- leave something out of account
- leave-taking
- leave the door open
- leavings
- Leavis, F. R.
- Leavisite
- Leawood
- Lebanese
- Lebanon
- Lebanon Mountains
- Lebensraum
- lebkuchen
- Leblanc, Nicolas
- Lebowa
- Lebrun, Charles
- Le Carré, John
- leccy
- lech
- Le Chatelier's principle