ALACRITY


Meaning of ALACRITY in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ VERB

accept

So when the invitation to become president of BitC arrived shortly afterwards, Charles accepted with alacrity .

When Gary Paget reappeared, offering his services again, Helen accepted with alacrity .

It was clear that the white population would accept an agreement with alacrity .

The offer was accepted with alacrity and Harry has been writing these little vignettes for the paper ever since.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

He took with alacrity and never looked back.

No wonder that theism is abandoned with such alacrity by so many of these new philosophers.

Startlingly intuitive, she sums up his life situation with alacrity , reducing his Hamlet-size dilemmas to something he can laugh at.

Then he turned with a flop, his belly following with alacrity , losing his only good angle.

They imitated the coolness and courage of their predecessors, going forward with the utmost alacrity and firmness.

When Gary Paget reappeared, offering his services again, Helen accepted with alacrity .

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