June 02, 2008
Sunday, 1st June 2008 : Today's Word is ...
Alacrity
Pronunciation : al�-kri-tee
1. promptness or eager and speedy readiness
2. cheerful willingness
3. liveliness and eagerness
Early 16th century - Latin alacritas - alacer - lively
eagerness, enthusiasm, readiness, quickness, promptness, speed, swiftness, rapidity, keenness, zeal, liveliness
sluggishness, apathy, aversion, disinclination, dullness, indifference, reluctance, slowness, unwillingness
� Strickland was glad to show me her children and she accepted my invitation with alacrity.
� AMBITION is like choler : which is an humor that maketh men active, earnest, full of alacrity and stirring, if it be not stopped.
� In time of war the poor are accustomed to show no alacrity without they have provisions found them; when they have, then indeed they are willing to fight.
� We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
� alacritous : Adjective