alacrity
81edge — [OE] Edge is probably the main native English representative of the Indo European base *ak ‘be sharp or pointed’, which has contributed so many words to the language via Latin and Greek (such as acid, acrid, acute, acne, alacrity, and oxygen).… …
82allegro — 1680s as a musical term, from It. allegro cheerful, gay, from L. alacrem (nom. alacer) lively, cheerful, brisk (see ALACRITY (Cf. alacrity)) …
83readiness — n. 1. Promptness, promptitude, expedition, quickness, alertness, alacrity. 2. Dexterity, aptness, aptitude, expertness, facility, knack, easiness, skill, quickness. 3. Preparedness, ripeness, fit state, preparation. 4. Willingness, disposition,… …
84amble — [14] The ultimate source of amble (and of perambulator [17], and thus of its abbreviation pram [19]) is the Latin verb ambulāre ‘walk’. This was a compound verb, formed from the prefix ambi (as in AMBIDEXTROUS) and the base *el ‘go’, which also… …
85edge — [OE] Edge is probably the main native English representative of the Indo European base *ak ‘be sharp or pointed’, which has contributed so many words to the language via Latin and Greek (such as acid, acrid, acute, acne, alacrity, and oxygen).… …
86a|lac|ri|ty — «uh LAK ruh tee», noun. 1. brisk and eager action; liveliness: »Although the man was very old, he still moved with alacrity. SYNONYM(S): celerity, briskness, sprightliness. 2. prompt and cheerful willingness: »He accepted with grateful alacrity… …
87alac·ri·ty — /əˈlækrəti/ noun : a quick and cheerful readiness to do something [noncount] She accepted the invitation with alacrity. [=very quickly and willingly] [singular] She accepted the invitation with an alacrity that surprised me …
88Agnize — Ag*nize ([a^]g*n[imac]z ), v. t. [Formed like recognize, fr. L. agnoscere.] To recognize; to acknowledge. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] I do agnize a natural and prompt alacrity. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
89Alacriously — A*lac ri*ous*ly, adv. With alacrity; briskly. [1913 Webster] …
90Alacriousness — A*lac ri*ous*ness, n. Alacrity. [Obs.] Hammond. [1913 Webster] …
