Tag: Alacrity

• Noun:  Alacrity
  1. a quick and cheerful readiness to do something

• Synonyms:
  1. Eagerness
  2. Willingness
  3. Readiness

• Usage:
  • From there on, flat setups began crashing into flubbed punchlines with the alacrity of a drunk sailor inviting the entire pub to have a go if they think they’re hard enough.

• Encountered:
  • Reading an article on the BBC website about the Oscars

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•  Noun: Alacrity

1. promptness in response : cheerful

• Synonyms:

1. Eagerness
2. Willingness
3. Readiness

• Usage:

“The officer sprang out of the apartment with that alacrity which all the servants of the cardinal displayed in obeying him. “

• Encountered:

Reading The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

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