alacrity

== English == === Etymology === Mid-15th century; from Middle English alacrite, from Latin alacritās, from alacer (“brisk”) + -itās (“-ity”). === Pronunciation === (UK) enPR: ə-lă'crĭ-tē, IPA(key): /əˈlakrᵻti/ IPA(key): /əˈlæk.rə.ti/ Hyphenation: a‧lac‧ri‧ty === Noun === alacrity (countable and uncountable, plural alacrities) Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm. Synonyms: avidity, eagerness, enthusiasm, willingness Antonyms: apathy, disinclination, hesitance, indifference, reluctance 1553 (posth.), Thomas More, A Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation, Book I, Chapter 19: Besides, a wealthy man, well at ease, may pray to God quietly and merrily with alacrity and great quietness of mind, whereas he who lieth groaning in his grief cannot endure to pray nor can he hardly think upon anything but his pain. Promptness; speed. Synonyms: briskness, celerity, haste, promptness, quickness, swiftness ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===