Word for the Day, Monday, February 18, 2016 -- alacrity

2/18/16 | xs

[xsmommy]

Word For The Day, Thursday, 2/18/16

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

alacrity; noun

1.

cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.

2.

liveliness; briskness

Etymology: n.

mid-15c., from Latin alacritatem (nominative alacritas) "liveliness, ardor, eagerness," from alacer (genitive alacris) "cheerful, brisk, lively;" of uncertain origin, perhaps cognate with Gothic aljan "zeal," Old English ellen "courage, zeal, strength," Old High German ellian.

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I have to say our family has been supporting Cruz from the beginning but my daughter, who is and always has been conservative, intensely dislikes Cruz! She has said mostly what you just typed - that she finds him smug and she used a different term but basically smarmy. I didn’t understand why she felt that way but it is interesting to see others who react the same way. I was very hopeful for this election but seeing how horrible people on here are being to each other, (on other threads, not here!) I now have no hope that we can win this or any future election.

[secret garden]

Arrogant personality traits like Trump’s seem to encourage his base.