Definitions for alacrityəˈlæk rɪ ti
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•lac•ri•tyəˈlæk rɪ ti(n.)
cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness:
to do a favor with alacrity.
liveliness; briskness.
Origin of alacrity:
1500–10; < L alacritās=alacri(s) lively +-tās -ty2
a•lac′ri•tous(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
alacrity, briskness, smartness(noun)
liveliness and eagerness
"he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him"
Wiktionary
alacrity(Noun)
Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
alacrity(Noun)
Promptness; speed.
Webster Dictionary
Alacrity(noun)
a cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude; joyous activity; briskness; sprightliness; as, the soldiers advanced with alacrity to meet the enemy
Translations for alacrity
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- wakkerheidAfrikaans
- خِفَّة حَرَكَه، نَشَاطArabic
- живостBulgarian
- vivacidadePortuguese (BR)
- horlivost; ochotaCzech
- die BereitwilligkeitGerman
- beredvillighed; iverDanish
- προθυμίαGreek
- prestezaSpanish
- valmidusEstonian
- اشتیاقFarsi
- alttiusFinnish
- empressementFrench
- לְהִיטוּת, נְכוֹנוּתHebrew
- तत्परताHindi
- bodrostCroatian
- jókedvHungarian
- kegairahan, kelincahanIndonesian
- röskleiki, fúsleikiIcelandic
- alacritàItalian
- 敏速Japanese
- 민활, 기민Korean
- uolumas, paslaugumasLithuanian
- ātrums; gatavībaLatvian
- lincahMalay
- bereidwilligheidDutch
- iver, villighetNorwegian
- skwapliwośćPolish
- اشتیاقPersian
- ذوقPashto
- vivacidadePortuguese
- zelRomanian
- живость; рвениеRussian
- horlivosť; ochotaSlovak
- vnemaSlovenian
- čilostSerbian
- glad iver, hurtighetSwedish
- ความกระตือรือร้นThai
- isteklilikTurkish
- 樂意Chinese (Trad.)
- жвавість; готовністьUkrainian
- زندہ دلی ، آمادگیUrdu
- sự sốt sắngVietnamese
- 乐意Chinese (Simp.)
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