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alacrity

noun

əˈlæk.rə.t̬i

Meaning

Brisk and cheerful readiness.

Cheerful willingness, eagerness, or readiness to do something.

He accepted the challenge with alacrity.

She accepted the invitation with alacrity.

eagerness, enthusiasm, readiness, willingness, promptness

Entry 1

eagerness, enthusiasm, readiness

Entry 2

eagerness, readiness, enthusiasm, willingness, promptness

lethargy, slowness, indifference, reluctance, hesitation, unwillingness

Entry 1

lethargy, slowness, indifference

Entry 2

reluctance, hesitation, unwillingness

with alacrity, respond with alacrity, act with alacrity

Reduction of the general level of prices in an economy.

Use borrowed capital for an investment, expecting profits to be greater than the interest payable.

The action or fact of forming a united whole.

the watery part of milk that separates from the curds when making cheese

The office, position, or dignity of an alderman.

An extreme obsession with collecting or possessing books.