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Alacrity

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a⋅lac⋅ri⋅ty

  [uh-lak-ri-tee]
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–noun
1. cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
2. liveliness; briskness.
Origin:
1500–10; < L alacritās, equiv. to alacri(s) lively + -tās- -ty 2

Related forms:
a⋅lac⋅ri⋅tous, adjective

Synonyms:
1. eagerness, keenness; fervor, zeal. 2. sprightliness, agility.
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a·lac·ri·ty   (ə-lāk'rĭ-tē)   
n.  

  1. Cheerful willingness; eagerness.

  2. Speed or quickness; celerity.


[Latin alacritās, from alacer, lively.]
a·lac'ri·tous (-təs) adj.
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Word Origin & History

alacrity 
c.1510, from L. alacritatem (nom. alacritas) "liveliness," from alacer (gen. alacris) "cheerful, brisk, lively;" cognate with Goth. aljan "zeal," O.E. ellen, O.H.G. ellian.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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