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Alacrity

Alacrity Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Alacrity? [n] liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Alacrity: briskness Related Terms \| Find terms related to Alacrity: abruptness \| acquiescence \| agility \| agreeability \| agreeableness \| amenability \| animation \| anxiety \| anxiousness \| appetite \| ardor \| avidity \| avidness \| breathless impatience \| briskness \| cheerful consent \| cheerful readiness \| compliance \| consent \| cooperativeness \| decisiveness \| dispatch \| docility \| eagerness \| elan \| enthusiasm \| expedition \| expeditiousness \| favorable disposition \| favorableness \| fervor \| feverishness \| forwardness \| furiousness \| gameness \| goodwill \| gust \| gusto \| hastiness \| heartiness \| hurriedness \| immediacy \| immediateness \| impatience \| impetuosity \| impetuousness \| impulsiveness \| instantaneousness \| keen desire \| keenness \| life \| liveliness \| nimbleness \| pliability \| pliancy \| precipitance \| precipitancy \| precipitation \| precipitousness \| promptitude \| promptness \| punctuality \| punctualness \| quickness \| rapidity \| rashness \| readiness \| receptive mood \| receptiveness \| receptivity \| responsiveness \| right mood \| sharpness \| smartness \| speed \| speediness \| spirit \| spryness \| suddenness \| summariness \| swiftness \| tractability \| ungrudgingness \| unloathness \| unreluctance \| verve \| vitality \| vivacity \| willing ear \| willing heart \| willingness \| zeal \| zealousness \| zest \| zestfulness See Also \| life \| liveliness \| spirit \| sprightliness Alacrity In Webster's Dictionary \Alac"rity\, 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.

Alacrity Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alacrity?

[n] liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Alacrity: briskness

See Also | life | liveliness | spirit | sprightliness

Alacrity In Webster's Dictionary

\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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