alacrity
a·lac·ri·ty
alacrity · alacrities
готовность, живость, рвение, расторопность
Eifer, Unverzüglichkeit
Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasmEagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
/əˈlakrᵻti/
» I was shocked by the alacrity with which my typos and gaffes were pointed out.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
Eifer
гото́вностьgotóvnostʹ, жи́востьžívostʹ, рве́ниеrvénije
liveliness and eagerness
(countable, uncountable)Promptness; speed.
Unverzüglichkeit
расторо́пностьrastorópnostʹ, прово́рствоprovórstvo
Examples
2 sentencesI was shocked by the alacrity with which my typos and gaffes were pointed out.
The alacrity with which she was greeted felt disconcerting, given the chilly reception she had experienced before.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
eagerness:
promptness:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
eagerness:
promptness:
Origin
Mid-15th century; from Middle English alacrite, from Latin alacritās, from alacer (“brisk”Mid-15th century; from Middle English alacrite, from Latin alacritās, from alacer (“brisk”) + -itās (“-ity”).
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Forms
plural: alacrities| Singular | alacrity |
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regular
Synonyms
11 synonymsAntonyms
5 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsDerivedalacritously
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable