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alacrity

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