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a⋅lac⋅ri⋅ty
[uh-lak-ri-tee] 
rɪ
–noun
| 1. | cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity. |
| 2. | liveliness; briskness. |
Related forms:
a⋅lac⋅ri⋅tous, adjective
Synonyms:
1. eagerness, keenness; fervor, zeal. 2. sprightliness, agility.
1. eagerness, keenness; fervor, zeal. 2. sprightliness, agility.
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| a·lac·ri·ty (ə-lāk'rĭ-tē) n.
[Latin alacritās, from alacer, lively.] a·lac'ri·tous (-təs) adj. |
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Alacrity
A*lac"ri*ty\, n. [L. alacritas, fr. alacer lively, eager, prob. akin to Gr. ? to drive, Goth. aljan zeal.] A cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude; joyous activity; briskness; sprightliness; as, the soldiers advanced with alacrity to meet the enemy. I have not that alacrity of spirit, Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have. --Shak.
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Language Translation for : alacrity
Spanish:
presteza,
German:
die Bereitwilligkeit,
Japanese:
敏速
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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