Nearby Words

alacrity

[uh-lak-ri-tee] Example Sentences Origin

a·lac·ri·ty

[uh-lak-ri-tee]
noun
1.
cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
2.
liveliness; briskness.

Origin:
1500–10; < Latin alacritās, equivalent to alacri(s) lively + -tās- -ty2

a·lac·ri·tous, adjective
un·a·lac·ri·tous, adjective


1. eagerness, keenness; fervor, zeal. 2. sprightliness, agility.

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To alacrity

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Alacrity is a GRE word you need to know.
So is propitious. Does it mean:
presenting favorable circumstances
strengthen or make more certain with other evidence
Example Sentences
  • They would rush to the spot with alacrity, and ask only to be told what to do.
  • There's also a battle mode in the game, the object being to whack the other players with speed and alacrity.
  • Whether improvised or remembered, the retort certainly shows intellectual alacrity.
EXPAND
Collins
World English Dictionary
alacrity (əˈlækrɪtɪ)
 
n
liveliness or briskness
 
[C15: from Latin alacritās, from alacer lively]
 
a'lacritous
 
adj

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

alacrity
c.1500, 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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature