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Webster 1913 Edition
Alacrity
A-lac′ri-ty
,Noun.
[L.
alacritas
, fr. alacer
lively, eager, prob. akin to Gr. [GREEK] to drive, Goth. aljan
zeal.] A cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude; joyous activity; briskness; sprightliness;
as, the soldiers advanced with
. alacrity
to meet the enemyI have not that
Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have.
alacrity
of spirit,Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have.
Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Alacrity
ALAC'RITY
,Noun.
Cheerfulness; gaiety; sprightliness; more usually, a cheerful readiness or promptitude to do some act; cheerful willingness; as, the soldiers advanced with alacrity to meet the enemy.