valmius

valmis +‎ -uus

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑlmius/, [ˈʋɑ̝lmius̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑlmius
• Syllabification^(key): val‧mi‧us
• Hyphenation^(key): val‧mi‧us

valmius

1. readiness, preparedness [with illative or allative ‘for, to’; or with translative ‘to’ (a purpose); or with first infinitive ‘to do’; or with translative of verbal noun ‘to do’ (a purpose)]
   1. willingness, skill, ability
   2. (employment, usually in the plural) transferable skill (generic skill, such as communication, computer literacy, time management, public speaking etc.)

      Synonyms: valmiustaito, siirrettävä valmius, geneerinen taito

   3. emergency powers, emergency, rapid deployment

      valmiuslaki ― emergency powers act

      valmiusjoukot ― rapid reaction force

   4. standby (state of readiness without immediate involvement)
2. completion, being complete

• “valmius”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023