Thursday, May 22, 2008

And your word of the day is ...

Alacrity. Now I pride myself in being a bit of a word geek, but I have never heard this word before. You learn something new every day. Thanks to the Pollacks for introducing me to alacrity.

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
a·lac·ri·ty –noun
1.cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
2.liveliness; briskness.

[Origin: 1500–10; <>alacritās, equiv. to alacri(s) lively + -tās- -ty2]

a·lac·ri·tous, adjective

1. eagerness, keenness; fervor, zeal. 2. sprightliness, agility.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

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