alacrity
noun/əˈlækrəti/
/əˈlækrəti/
[uncountable] (formal)- great happiness or enthusiasm
- They accepted the offer with alacrity.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin alacritas, from alacer ‘brisk’.Definitions on the go
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