how to pronounce тонкость

/ˈtonkəsʲtʲ/

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тонкость is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… университете но тут есть тонкость только …”

meanings of тонкость

noun:

Delicacy, finesse.
Slenderness, slimness.
Thinness, fineness.
Fine point, nicety, subtlety.
Subtlety, finesse, fineness.

тонкость frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word тонкость occurs in russian on average 1.5 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.