смелость

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъmělostь. By surface analysis, сме́лый (smélyj, bold, courageous) +‎ -ость (-ostʹ, -ness).

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Noun

сме́лость (smélostʹf inan (genitive сме́лости, nominative plural сме́лости, genitive plural сме́лостей)

  1. boldness, courage; audacity

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