(n.) A cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude; joyous activity; briskness; sprightliness; as, the soldiers advanced with alacrity to meet the enemy.
Example Sentences:
(1) With commendable alacrity, meanwhile, the developers at art-game co-operative KOOPmode have already released a downloadable satire on how Facebook might work in 3D , graced with the irresistible tagline: "Scroll Facebook … with your face".
(2) Two days later, as she squatted down with alacrity at her home, she felt intense pain in the whole head as if struck with a hammer.
(3) Such has been the alacrity with which Spanish, French, Dutch and German consumers have taken to Primark that it has become a real disruptor on the fashion scene right across its territories.” Spain, Portugal and Ireland performed very strongly.
(4) The cases were remarkable for their color, texture, location, and presentation and suggest that a high index of suspicion, if not an alacrity to biopsy, is needed for the diagnosis of primary localized amyloid to be made.
(5) He agrees with alacrity when the Guardian photographer, Tom Jenkins, suggests we climb into the ring, where the light is at its softest.
(6) Southgate’s team struggled to deal with Croatia’s corners all night while the Group Five winners also counterattacked with great alacrity, the talented Ante Coric twice coming close with fine swerving shots.
(7) In the 26th minute the odds appeared to tilt against Inter when Sergio Busquets went down with exaggerated alacrity under Motta's challenge and looked up with a grin to see a red card being shown to the Brazilian midfielder.
(8) One that identifies barriers to integration and sets about dismantling them with alacrity.
(9) More alarmingly, there was also a tendency when England did get the ball to give it straight back with remarkable alacrity.
(10) Endocrinologic evaluation should be done with alacrity.
(11) Meldonium was added [to the Prohibited List] because of evidence of its use by athletes with the intention of enhancing performance.” Maria Sharapova's PR machine limits damage but raises uncomfortable questions | Bryan Armen Graham Read more Sharapova’s principal sponsors reacted with unusual alacrity.
(12) Don’t have five pints for lunch One of the things that makes me proudest to be British is the alacrity with which we will turn any event into an excuse to start drinking in the day.
(13) We missed our appointment in October – though possibly he had other things on his mind: since January 2007 he has been a non-executive member of the BBC's executive board , which has been ditching members with alacrity.
(14) Had the ballgirl in the FA Cup match in 1991 between second division Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool not returned the ball with such alacrity, the English champions might not have levelled the score .
(15) Jürgen Klopp prides himself on creating teams that press aggressively and cover every blade of grass, but the Liverpool manager was beaten at his own game here as Leicester worked tirelessly to close down their opponents, pinch possession and break with alacrity.
(16) This is a rare aspect of New Labour policy that the coalition has taken up with some alacrity.
(17) ‘Irresponsibility’ is too mild a term: traders did $3tn of damage The rigging of Libor , we now know, took place with alacrity across the City.
(18) The intravenous load was given to assess the alacrity of hormonal release after glycemic stimulus, and the oral glucose to determine how the speed of initial insulinogenesis modifies the disposition of ingested carbohydrate.
(19) Foot's column went from strength to strength, hoovering up awards and providing poor, sick and disadvantaged readers with a much needed voice, often ranged against a civil service bureaucracy Foot quarried with alacrity.
(20) No matter what reassurance his centre-forward yelled, the ball was coming into the danger area and Wise ought to have cleared it with alacrity.
Enthusiasm
Definition:
(n.) Inspiration as if by a divine or superhuman power; ecstasy; hence, a conceit of divine possession and revelation, or of being directly subject to some divine impulse.
(n.) A state of impassioned emotion; transport; elevation of fancy; exaltation of soul; as, the poetry of enthusiasm.
(n.) Enkindled and kindling fervor of soul; strong excitement of feeling on behalf of a cause or a subject; ardent and imaginative zeal or interest; as, he engaged in his profession with enthusiasm.
(n.) Lively manifestation of joy or zeal.
Example Sentences:
(1) The program met with continued support and enthusiasm from nurse administrators, nursing unit managers, clinical educators, ward staff and course participants.
(2) Once you've invested many years in a career, figuring out how to take time out and then return to a role that's comparable to the one you left (or as comparable as you want it to be) requires more than confidence and enthusiasm - employers need to actively acknowledge the benefits of such breaks and be more receptive to those seeking to return”.
(3) Analysis of patient questionnaires suggests more enthusiasm for patient-controlled analgesia, but in this study, it was difficult to clearly demonstrate any significant advantage for pain management or amount of opiate administered.
(4) A rather pessimistic wind is blowing over cancer chemotherapy, while a not very objective enthusiasm for second generation immunotherapy is raising its head.
(5) In his letter Abd El Fattah highlights the arbitrary nature of many of their detentions, the torture to which thousands have probably been subjected – and the apathy towards, and often enthusiasm for, such malpractice among the public.
(6) For all my enthusiasm, my family must have felt we were taking a step backwards in lifestyle.
(7) "I want to talk about Curb Your Enthusiasm instead, and the paintings of Chagall, the music of Amy Winehouse and Woody Allen films."
(8) Of course, Brown and Tony Blair's enthusiasm for neoliberal deregulation made the impact of the crisis far worse in Britain, while the Conservatives have been on the wrong side of the argument both before and since the crash.
(9) His enthusiasm for domestic combined heat and power (CHP) plants is disappointing for another reason: the likely carbon savings produced by replacing your boiler with a heat and power plant top out at around 15%.
(10) We recruit our colleagues for their enthusiasm, for delivering amazing customer service, and we invest in their development to ensure they can reach their full potential.
(11) The proportion of culture sore-throat patients returned to the original 55% level after an initial period of enthusiasm.
(12) He rarely writes about women with the same enthusiasm as he does about men.
(13) One London developer said the prince had used social occasions to buttonhole his boss to complain about the developer's enthusiasm for modernism.
(14) The recent enthusiasm for the combined Collis-Belsey operation should be tempered by continued, cautious, objective assessment of its long-term results.
(15) "Replaying the glory days of Apollo will not advance the cause of American space leadership or inspire the support and enthusiasm of the public and the next generation of space explorers," he wrote.
(16) All the passion and enthusiasm for sharing what made their favourite such a, well, favourite, was encouraging to see – and more places were still being submitted in the comments section too!
(17) Community-based researchers often need the special expertise of university statisticians, epidemiologists, and research methodologists, and the enthusiasm of fellow researchers.
(18) The URRFIS provides a systematic way to teach medical students a set of general counseling skills for health promotion and may increase enthusiasm for the clinical practice of risk-factor modification.
(19) Brown met many members of his cabinet before they issued their pledges of loyalty, which were offered with varying degrees of enthusiasm.
(20) The career switchers he has appointed have brought with them an enthusiasm and dedication that have enriched school life.