alacrity
[əˈlækɹɨti]noun
Cheerful willingness and quickness in doing something.
Example sentence
- “He accepted the invitation with alacrity.”
Nearly always appears in the set phrase "with alacrity". Formal, and often slightly playful in modern use.
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