how to pronounce живость

/ˈʐɨvəsʲtʲ/

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живость is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of живость in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… напротив подчеркивая живость и грацию …”

meanings of живость

noun:

Vivacity, liveliness, animation, vividness, alacrity, sprightliness.

живость frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word живость occurs in russian on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.