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alacrity
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a·lac·ri·ty
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əˈlæk
rɪ
ti
/
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[
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;
<
Latin
alacritās,
equivalent to
alacri
(
s
) lively +
-tās-
-ty
2
Related forms
a·lac·ri·tous,
adjective
un·a·lac·ri·tous,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
eagerness, keenness; fervor, zeal.
2.
sprightliness, agility.
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alacrity
(əˈlækrɪtɪ)
—
n
liveliness or briskness
[C15: from Latin
alacritās,
from
alacer
lively]
a'lacritous
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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.
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Example sentences
For their willingness to work for so little, they are accepted with
alacrity
.
The short answer is that conductor searches at major orchestras sometimes
proceed with the
alacrity
of drying paint.
Postal workers, it is to be hoped, will be tested for the presence of
biological agents with the same
alacrity
that senators are.
Humiliations seemed to be his delight: these he courted and sought, and always
underwent them with great
alacrity
.
The result is that many of those species are hunted with the sort of
alacrity
traditionally reserved for sardines and herring.
Football spread through the empire, and then beyond, with a spectacular
alacrity
.
He's got a helluva lot on his plate, and he's acted with
alacrity
, intelligence and grace in handling the weighty tasks he faces.
Tom gave up the brush with reluctance in his face, but
alacrity
in his heart.
There's also a battle mode in the game, the object being to whack the other players with speed and
alacrity
.
It also has fine senses of smell and touch, and thrusts itself into the rough-and-tumble of feeding and mating with
alacrity
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