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alacrity
[ uh-lak-ri-tee ]
/ ÉËlĂŠk rÉȘ ti /
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noun
cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
liveliness; briskness.
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Origin of alacrity
First recorded in 1500â10; from Latin alacritÄt-, stem of alacritÄs âenthusiasm, zeal,â equivalent to alacer + -tÄs- noun suffix (see -ty2)
OTHER WORDS FROM alacrity
a·lac·ri·tous, adjectiveun·a·lac·ri·tous, adjectiveWords nearby alacrity
Ă la bonne heure, Ă la broche, Alacant, Ă la carte, alack, alacrity, Ala DaÄ, Ala Dagh, Aladdin, Aladdin's cave, Aladdin's lamp
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British Dictionary definitions for alacrity
alacrity
/ (ÉËlĂŠkrÉȘtÉȘ) /
noun
liveliness or briskness
Derived forms of alacrity
alacritous, adjectiveWord Origin for alacrity
C15: from Latin alacritÄs, from alacer lively
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