how to pronounce старость

/ˈstarəsʲtʲ/

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старость is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… не старость нетерпением ожидает …”

meanings of старость

noun:

Dilapidation, decrepitude.
Old age.
The elderly.

старость frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word старость occurs in russian on average 6.1 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.