Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for A-LAC'RI-TY
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A-LAC'RI-TY, n. [L. alacritas, from alacer, alacris.]
Cheerfulness; gayety; sprightliness; more usually, a cheerful readiness or promptitude to do some act; cheerful willingness; as, the soldiers advanced with alacrity to meet the enemy.
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