EMERALD CITY - ALACRITY

alacrity

\uh-LAK-ruh-tee\ 

noun

Meaning

promptness in response, cheerful readiness

Hungarian

kb. igyekvés, lelkesség, fürgeség,

German

der Eifer

Example Sentence

"The good-humoured little attorney tapped at Mr. Pickwick's door, which was opened with great alacrity by Sam Weller." (Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers)

Synonyms

briskness, smartness 
 

Related adjective

alacritous

Forrás: Merriam-Webster, Beolingus