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Alacrity

noun/kæɹˈæbaʊ/
Definition
liveliness and eagerness
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kæɹˈæbaʊ/
🇬🇧British English
/bˈəʊhmaɪt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bˈəʊhmaɪt/
4 syllables Say it as /kæɹˈæbaʊ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounliveliness and eagerness
“he accepted with alacrity”
Word Forms
alacritousadjectivequick and eager
briskadjectivequick and energetic
smartadjectivequick and brisk
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Bereitwilligkeit
Lebendigkeit und Eifer
🇫🇷French
empressement
vivacité et empressement
🇪🇸Spanish
prontitud
vivacidad y entusiasmo
🇮🇹Italian
alacrità
vivacità e entusiasmo
🇳🇱Dutch
enthousiasme
levendigheid en gretigheid
🇵🇹Portuguese
entusiasmo
vivacidade e ânsia
🇷🇺Russian
рвение
живость и энергичность
India
🇮🇳Hindi
तत्परता
जीवंतता और उत्सुकता
🇧🇩Bengali
তত্পরতা
প্রাণবন্ততা এবং আগ্রহ
🇮🇳Tamil
அலட்சியம்
உற்சாகம் மற்றும் உற்சாகம்
🇮🇳Telugu
అలసత్వం
సజీవత మరియు ఆత్రుత
🇮🇳Marathi
तत्परता
चैतन्य आणि उत्सुकता
🇮🇳Gujarati
તટસ્થતા
જીવંતતા અને આતુરતા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಚುರುಕುತನ
ಉತ್ಸಾಹ ಮತ್ತು ಉತ್ಸಾಹ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അലസത
ഉന്മേഷവും ഉത്സാഹവും
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਚਾਪਲੂਸੀ
ਜੀਵੰਤਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਉਤਸੁਕਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
احتیاط
زندہ دلی اور شوق
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
敏捷
活泼和渴望
🇯🇵Japanese
機敏さ
活気と熱心さ
🇰🇷Korean
민활
활력과 열정
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự nhanh nhẹn
sự sống động và háo hức
🇹🇭Thai
ความกระตือรือร้น
ความมีชีวิตชีวาและความกระตือรือร้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
kesigapan
keaktifan dan semangat
🇵🇭Filipino
kasiglahan
kasiglahan at pagkasabik
🇲🇾Malay
ketangkasan
kemeriahan dan keghairahan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
نشاط
الحيوية والحماس
🇮🇷Persian
هوشیاری
سرزندگی و اشتیاق
🇹🇷Turkish
şevk
canlılık ve heves
🇮🇱Hebrew
בקיאות
חיוניות ולהיטות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'alacrity'?
The primary meaning of 'alacrity' is 'liveliness and eagerness'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'alacrity' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'alacrity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'alacrity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'alacrity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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