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Definition of Alacrity

Alacrity
Alacrity A*lac"ri*ty, n. [L. alacritas, fr. alacer lively, eager, prob. akin to Gr. ? to drive, Goth. aljan zeal.] A cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude; joyous activity; briskness; sprightliness; as, the soldiers advanced with alacrity to meet the enemy. I have not that alacrity of spirit, Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have. --Shak.

Meaning of Alacrity from wikipedia

- Look up alacrity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Alacrity may refer to: Alacrity (ship), various ships, including: Alacrity (1813 ship), a British...
- named HMS Alacrity: HMS Alacrity (1806) was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1806 and captured by the French in 1811. HMS Alacrity (1818) was...
- of the United States Navy have been named Alacrity. USS Alacrity (SP-206) USS Alacrity (PG-87) USS Alacrity (MSO-520)  This article incorporates text...
- HMS Alacrity was a Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy. Alacrity was active during the Falklands War of 1982, where she sank a supply ship, survived Exocet-missile...
- Several ships have been named Alacrity: Alacrity (1814 ship) was launched at Newcastle-on-Tyne. New owners transferred her registry to London and she then...
- The Alacrity 19 is a British trailerable sailboat that was designed by Peter Stevenson as a cruiser and first built in 1960. The Alacrity 19 is a fibregl****...
- USS Alacrity (AM-520/MSO-520) was an Ability-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in...
- Operation Alacrity was the code name for a possible Allied seizure of Azores during World War II. It never took place because Portugal agreed to an Allied...
- HMS Alacrity was a schooner of the Royal Navy, built by John Cuthbert, Millers Point, New South Wales as the yacht Ethel that the Royal Navy purchased...
- relaunched as the Catalina 22. The design was produced in Europe as the Alacrity 22 (later known as the Jaguar 22) manufactured in the United Kingdom. The...