alacrity
[uh-lak-ri-tee]
noun
cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
liveliness; briskness.
Origin of alacrity
Synonyms for alacrity
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readiness, eagerness, willingness, quickness, sprightliness, expedition, gaiety, dispatch, zeal, hilarity, fervor, avidity, enthusiasm, speed, cheerfulness, alertness, promptitude, brisknessExamples from the Web for alacrity
Contemporary Examples of alacrity
Down under, people endearingly call boxes of wine “goons,” and they drink them with alacrity.
Taking Boxed Wine Seriously: It’s Not Just for Hobos and Teenagers AnymoreJordan Salcito
March 15, 2014
When it comes to nuns, though, the church is somehow able to act with alacrity.
Historical Examples of alacrity
The captain moved among them, and his orders were obeyed, but not with alacrity.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
But, on his own part, he now saw no reason for a display of alacrity.
The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad
That force had been got together with an alacrity which has seldom been equalled.
The Life of Horatio Lord NelsonRobert Southey
“All right,” Beauty Smith spoke up with the alacrity of fear.
White FangJack London
"Why, certainly, certainly," the old man chirped with alacrity.
The Mystery of Murray DavenportRobert Neilson Stephens
alacrity
noun
Word Origin for alacrity
C15: from Latin alacritās, from alacer lively
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