Added 9 October 2026
alacrity
/əˈlakrᵻti/ noun
In Latin: alacritās Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about alacrity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Liveliness and eagerness.
he accepted with alacrity
Origin
Mid-15th century; from Middle English alacrite, from Latin alacritās, from alacer (“brisk”) + -itās (“-ity”).
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