- Cheerful willingness; eagerness.
- Speed or quickness; celerity.
[Latin alacritās, from alacer, lively.]
alacritous a·lac'ri·tous (-təs) adj.
Dictionary:
a·lac·ri·ty (ə-lăk'rĭ-tē) ![]() |
[Latin alacritās, from alacer, lively.]
alacritous a·lac'ri·tous (-təs) adj.| Antonyms: alacrity |
Definition: liveliness; promptness
Antonyms: apathy, aversion, disinclination, dullness, indifference, reluctance, slowness, unwillingness
| WordNet: alacrity |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
liveliness and eagerness
Synonym: briskness
| Translations: Alacrity |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - hurtighed, beredvillighed
Nederlands (Dutch)
frisse vrolijkheid
Français (French)
n. - empressement, promptitude, alacrité
Deutsch (German)
n. - Eifer, Bereitwilligkeit
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ζωηράδα, ευθυμία, ευδιαθεσία, προθυμία
Português (Portuguese)
n. - vivacidade (f), espontaneidade (f), boa (f) vontade
Русский (Russian)
живость, готовность, рвение
Español (Spanish)
n. - alacridad, presteza
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hurtighet, livlighet
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
活泼, 轻快, 敏捷, 乐意, 欣然
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 活潑, 輕快, 敏捷, 樂意, 欣然
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) نشاط مبتهج, رشاقه, خفه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - להיטות, נכונות
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| alacriously | |
| alacriousness | |
| cheerfulness |
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