alacrity

alacrity

1. innostus

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alacrity

eloisuus, henki, reippaus, ripeys, into.

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alacrity (englanti > suomi)

1. into

2. ripeys

alacrity englanniksi

1. eagerness Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.

2. 1837, w:Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers, ch. 12:

"I'll get into the clothes this minute, if they're here," said Sam, with great alacrity.

3. 1922, w:Edith Wharton|Edith Wharton, The Glimpses of the Moon, ch. 24:

This evening, however, he was struck by the beaming alacrity of the aide-de-camp's greeting.

4. promptness Promptness; speed.

5. 1849, w:Henry David Thoreau|Henry David Thoreau, "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience":

Yet this government never of itself furthered any enterprise, but by the alacrity with which it got out of its way.

6. 1902, w:Joseph Conrad|Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, Part 1:

He had a uniform jacket with one button off, and seeing a white man on the path, hoisted his weapon to his shoulder with alacrity.

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