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a·lac·ri·ty
(ə-lăk′rĭ-tē)n.
1. Cheerful willingness; eagerness.
2. Speed or quickness; celerity.
[Latin alacritās, from alacer, lively.]
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.
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Noun | 1. | 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" |
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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
reluctance, apathy, unwillingness, inertia, lethargy, slowness, dullness, sluggishness, unconcern
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Translations
خِفَّة حَرَكَه، نَشَاط
čilosthbitosthorlivostochota
beredvillighediver
into
röskleiki, fúsleiki
paslaugumasuolumas
ātrumsgatavība
skwapliwość
isteklilik
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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
(əˈlӕkrəti) noun quick and cheerful willingness. He obeyed with alacrity.
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