Alacrity
noun
Quick and cheerful readiness to do something.
She accepted the invitation with alacrity.
Often appears as...
- show alacrity
- with alacrity
Usage tips
Formal
noun
Quick and cheerful readiness to do something.
She accepted the invitation with alacrity.
Often appears as...
- show alacrity
- with alacrity
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Tone
Alacrity has a positive connotation, suggesting enthusiasm and a proactive attitude.
He tackled the project with alacrity, excited to prove his skills.
Pro Tip 2/3Prompt Response
Use 'alacrity' when you want to emphasize a swift, eager response to a request or opportunity.
Upon hearing the news, she responded with alacrity.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Physical Speed
'Alacrity' refers to mental quickness and liveliness, not necessarily physical speed.
He read the proposal with alacrity, quickly grasping the concept.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Tone
Alacrity has a positive connotation, suggesting enthusiasm and a proactive attitude.
He tackled the project with alacrity, excited to prove his skills.
Pro Tip 2/3Prompt Response
Use 'alacrity' when you want to emphasize a swift, eager response to a request or opportunity.
Upon hearing the news, she responded with alacrity.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Physical Speed
'Alacrity' refers to mental quickness and liveliness, not necessarily physical speed.
He read the proposal with alacrity, quickly grasping the concept.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Tone
Alacrity has a positive connotation, suggesting enthusiasm and a proactive attitude.
He tackled the project with alacrity, excited to prove his skills.
Pro Tip 2/3Prompt Response
Use 'alacrity' when you want to emphasize a swift, eager response to a request or opportunity.
Upon hearing the news, she responded with alacrity.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Physical Speed
'Alacrity' refers to mental quickness and liveliness, not necessarily physical speed.
He read the proposal with alacrity, quickly grasping the concept.
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Rory Stewart: Time to...
that we don't respond to it with quite as much alacrity. And thirdly, we need to have some humility. We need to begin from the position that our knowledge, our power, our legitimacy is limited. This doesn't mean
Video examples
Rory Stewart: Time to...
that we don't respond to it with quite as much alacrity. And thirdly, we need to have some humility. We need to begin from the position that our knowledge, our power, our legitimacy is limited. This doesn't mean
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Quote examples
Rebecca Traister
American Author
During childbearing years, changing jobs - even for a fundamentally better gig - can be a very bad idea. Those prime childbearing years - mid-twenties to early forties - overlap precisely with prime professional years. This is when employees are most attractive to new employers, when they should be able to zip up ladders with the most alacrity.
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
British Actor
There's a catharsis in cutting down trees. But there's absolutely none of that in picking cotton. It's maddening! It's fiddly, and it pricks your fingers, and it's something that's a very hard skill if you have no alacrity for it.
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Elias James Corey
American Scientist
In the spring of 1959, I received an offer of a professorship at Harvard, which I accepted with alacrity since I wanted to be near my family and since the chemistry department at Harvard was unsurpassed.
Quote examples
Rebecca Traister
American Author
During childbearing years, changing jobs - even for a fundamentally better gig - can be a very bad idea. Those prime childbearing years - mid-twenties to early forties - overlap precisely with prime professional years. This is when employees are most attractive to new employers, when they should be able to zip up ladders with the most alacrity.
Quote examples
Chiwetel Ejiofor
British Actor
There's a catharsis in cutting down trees. But there's absolutely none of that in picking cotton. It's maddening! It's fiddly, and it pricks your fingers, and it's something that's a very hard skill if you have no alacrity for it.
Quote examples
Elias James Corey
American Scientist
In the spring of 1959, I received an offer of a professorship at Harvard, which I accepted with alacrity since I wanted to be near my family and since the chemistry department at Harvard was unsurpassed.
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