Definition of Alacrety
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.
I have not that alacrity of spirit,
Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have.
Shak.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- eagerness; promptness; liveliness; or enthusiasm
She enjoyed the project and undertook it with alacrity.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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