Found 2 items, similar to Alacrity.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: alacrity
alacrity
n : liveliness and eagerness;
“he accepted with alacrity” [syn:
briskness]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Alacrity
Alacrity
\A*lac"ri*ty\, n. [L. alacritas, fr. alacer lively,
eager, prob. akin to Gr. ? to drive, Goth. aljan zeal.]
A cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude; joyous
activity; briskness; sprightliness; as, the soldiers advanced
with alacrity to meet the enemy.
[1913 Webster]
I have not that alacrity of spirit,
Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have. --Shak.
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