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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
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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 Translations alacrity n (= willingness) → Bereitwilligkeit f; (= eagerness) → Eifer m, → Eilfertigkeit f; to accept with alacrity → ohne zu zögern annehmen 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 乐意 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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