🔤 Alacrity (Noun)

IPA: //əˈlækrɪti//

✨ Use alacrity when describing someone who doesn’t just say “yes,” but says it with a smile and spark.

🧠 Meaning

Brisk and cheerful readiness; eager willingness to do something.

✍️ Example Sentences

🔹 She accepted the job offer with alacrity, thrilled to begin her new journey.

🔹 The volunteers responded with alacrity to the call for help after the storm.

📜 Word Origin

From Latin alacritas (“liveliness, eagerness”), from alacer (“cheerful, lively”).

💡 Did You Know?

Alacrity isn’t just willingness—it’s energetic, joyful eagerness, the kind that makes you jump at the chance.

🏷️ Related Words

#eagerness #enthusiasm #readiness #willingness #promptness #zeal

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