Alacrity

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  • noun. Cheerful willingness; eagerness.
  • noun. Speed or quickness; celerity.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Liveliness; briskness; sprightliness.
  • noun. Cheerful readiness or promptitude; cheerful willingness.
  • noun. Hence Readiness; quickness; swiftness.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude; joyous activity; briskness; sprightliness.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
  • noun. Promptness; speed.
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  • noun. liveliness and eagerness
    • Word Usage
    "The party gathered itself up with alacrity from the grass."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Life  liveliness  spirit  sprightliness  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    agility  celerity  cheerfulness  coolness  cordiality  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abruptness  acquiescence  agility  agreeability  agreeableness  
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