alacrity

a·lac·ri·ty

 (ə-lăk′rĭ-tē)

n.

1. Cheerful willingness; eagerness.

2. Speed or quickness; celerity.

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[Latin alacritās, from alacer, lively.]

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a·lac′ri·tous (-təs) adj.

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alacrity

(əˈlækrɪtɪ)

n

liveliness or briskness

[C15: from Latin alacritās, from alacer lively]

aˈlacritous adj

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a•lac•ri•ty

(əˈlæk rɪ ti)

n.

1. cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: to do a favor with alacrity.

2. liveliness; briskness.

[1500–10; < Latin alacritās=alacri(s) lively + -tās -ty²]

a•lac′ri•tous, adj.

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alacrity

a cheerful readiness, promptitude, or willingness; briskness. — alacritous, adj.

See also: Alertness

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

alacrity - liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him" briskness, smartness sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

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alacrity

noun eagerness, enthusiasm, willingness, readiness, speed, zeal, gaiety, alertness, hilarity, cheerfulness, quickness, liveliness, briskness, promptness, avidity, joyousness, sprightliness As you can imagine, I accepted with alacrity.
reluctance, apathy, unwillingness, inertia, lethargy, slowness, dullness, sluggishness, unconcern

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Translations

خِفَّة حَرَكَه، نَشَاط

čilosthbitosthorlivostochota

beredvillighediver

BereitwilligkeitEifer

alacridad

into

empressemententhousiasmealacritéavidité

röskleiki, fúsleiki

alacrit....alacrità

paslaugumasuolumas

ātrumsgatavība

ivervillighet

skwapliwość

готовностьживостьпроворстворасторопностьрвение

isteklilik

乐意

alacrity

[əˈlækrɪtɪ] N → prontitud f, presteza f
with alacrity → con prontitud or presteza

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alacrity

[əˈlækrɪti] n
with alacrity → avec empressement

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alacrity

n (= willingness) → Bereitwilligkeit f; (= eagerness) → Eifer m, → Eilfertigkeit f; to accept with alacrity → ohne zu zögern annehmen

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alacrity

[əˈlækrɪtɪ] n with alacrity → prontamente

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alacrity

(əˈlӕkrəti) noun

quick and cheerful willingness. He obeyed with alacrity. wakkerheid خِفَّة حَرَكَه، نَشَاط живост vivacidade horlivost; ochota die Bereitwilligkeit beredvillighed; iver προθυμίαpresteza valmidus اشتیاق alttius empressementלהיטות, נכונות तत्परता bodrost jókedv kegairahan, kelincahan röskleiki, fúsleiki alacrità 敏速 민활, 기민 uolumas, paslaugumas ātrums; gatavība lincah bereidwilligheidiver, villighet skwapliwość ذوق vivacidade zel живость; рвение horlivosť; ochota vnema čilost glad iver, hurtighet ความกระตือรือร้น isteklilik 樂意 жвавість; готовність زندہ دلی ، آمادگی sự sốt sắng 乐意

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