how to pronounce смелость

/ˈsmʲeɫəsʲtʲ/

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смелость is pronounced in two syllables

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mʲ

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sʲ

tʲ

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

“… но это какую же надо смелость иметь …”

meanings of смелость

noun:

Boldness, courage; audacity.

смелость frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word смелость occurs in russian on average 6.4 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.