alacritous

1 9.9

Ready and eager to do something quickly and cheerfully

adjective
/əˈlækrɪtəs/

Formal

: diligente

The staff were alacritous in assisting the new arrivals.

Examples

She gave an alacritous reply when asked to join the team.
She was alacritous to help her friend with the project.
His alacritous attitude impressed the interview panel.
His alacritous approach impressed everyone at the meeting.
Her alacritous response to the customer's request made a great impression on the team.
The volunteers were alacritous in their efforts to clean up the park after the storm.
He approached the project with an alacritous attitude, ready to tackle any challenge.

Synonyms

eager

vsalacritous

389 1.0

Wanting very much to do or have something and showing strong interest

is quicker and shows cheerful readiness rather than general desire

raring

vsalacritous

Informal

9 5.5

Very excited and ready to start

is quick and cheerfully ready rather than intensely enthusiastic

How Eager

enthusiastic

167 2.7

alacritous

Formal

1 9.9

eager

389 1.0

ready

∞ 1.0

willing

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

alacritous positive

Morphology

alacritous = alacrity (transparent) = alacrity + ous

The adjective is clearly formed from the noun 'alacrity' with the productive suffix '-ous' meaning 'full of', so the meaning is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Alacritous comes from the Latin alacritas and the root alacr-, which mean 'liveliness' and 'eagerness', and it shares the same root as the English word alacrity. So, alacritous describes someone who is quick and cheerful to do something.