Word:
Alacrity
Status:
Noun
Meaning:
A quick and cheerful readiness to do something.
Sentences:
1) She accepted the invitation with an alacrity that surprised me.
2) Having just acquired a driver's license, the teen drove her grandmother to the airport with an alacrity.
Origin:
Latin alacritas, from alacr-, alacer which means 'lively, eager'.
First use:
15th century
Synonyms:
amenabilty, gameness, goodwill, willingness
Antonyms:
apathy, indifference.
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