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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Alacrity \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: alacrity n : liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity" [syn: {briskness}]
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