alacrity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun liveliness and eagerness
    smartness; briskness.
    • he accepted with alacrity
    • the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him

WordNet

A*lac"ri*ty noun
Etymology
L. alacritas, fr. alacer lively, eager, prob. akin to Gr. to drive, Goth. aljan zeal.
Definitions
  1. A cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude; joyous activity; briskness; sprightliness; as, the soldiers advanced with alacrity to meet the enemy.
    I have not that alacrity of spirit, Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have. Shak.

Webster 1913