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alacrity

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a·lac·ri·ty  (-lkr-t)
n.
1. Cheerful willingness; eagerness.
2. Speed or quickness; celerity.

[Latin alacrits, from alacer, lively.]

a·lacri·tous (-ts) adj.

alacrity [əˈlækrɪtɪ]
n
liveliness or briskness
[from Latin alacritās, from alacer lively]
alacritous  adj

alacrity
a cheerful readiness, promptitude, or willingness; briskness. — alacritous, adj.
See also: Alertness
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.alacrity - liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him"
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"

alacrity
Translations
alacrity [əˈlækrɪtɪ] Nprontitud f, presteza f
with alacritycon prontitud or presteza

alacrity [əˈlækrɪti] n
with alacrity → avec empressement

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

alacrity [əˈlækrɪtɪ] n with alacrityprontamente

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


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Strickland was glad to show me her children, and she accepted my invitation with alacrity.
AMBITION is like choler; which is an humor that maketh men active, earnest, full of alacrity, and stirring, if it be not stopped.
In time of war the poor are accustomed to show no alacrity without they have provisions found them; when they have, then indeed they are willing to fight.
 
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