Synonyms for alacrity
Most common
promptness celerity quickness swiftness eagerness willingness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Promptness — promptness; speed
promptness, celerity, quickness, swiftness, haste, vivacity, liveliness, agility, readiness, briskness, expedition, animation, promptitude, rapidity, dispatch, despatch UK
2. Eagerness — eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
- n. 2
Promptness; speed.
Related words
- Word family
- alacritous
Forms
- Plural
- alacrities → promptnesses, celerities, quicknesses, swiftnesses…
Example sentences
- swiftness The kite soared upwards with the swiftness of a bird.
- promptness He replied with promptness and courtesy.
- willingness Willingness to correct is an indication of wisdom.
- eagerness Pierre ate and drank a lot, with his usual eagerness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| alacrity | rising | |
| quickness | rising | |
| swiftness | rising | |
| celerity | steady | |
| promptness | falling | |
| willingness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- haste1, verve1
- 7 letters
- agility4, avidity
- 8 letters
- dispatch2, despatch, rapidity4, vivacity, celerity4
- 9 letters
- animation4, readiness3, eagerness3, quickness2, swiftness2, smartness2, briskness
- 10 letters
- compliance3, expedition4, enthusiasm5, liveliness3, promptness
- 11 letters
- willingness3, promptitude
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agility4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- alacrité
- Italiano
- alacrità
- Deutsch
- Munterkeit