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- pronunciation:
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lae
krih
ti
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
willing promptness.
He responded to her request for volunteers with alacrity.- synonyms:
- celerity, dispatch, promptitude, promptness, readiness, willingness
- antonyms:
- dilatoriness, procrastination
- similar words:
- expedition, swiftness
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definition 2: |
speed or liveliness.
She performed her gymnastic routine with such alacrity that it seemed to end before it began.- synonyms:
- briskness, liveliness, speed, sprightliness, vim, vivacity
- antonyms:
- languor, sluggishness
- similar words:
- animation, celerity, vigor, vitality
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related words: |
dispatch, haste, velocity |
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